Then thou dost say, it can't be soon;
And so your sun will cloud at noon.
But from the Bells, I told thee first,
The calling of all Lands was plac'd.
So here the first bell does begin;
And 'tis the first I shall call in,
And free this Land from every tare;
And you may judge my Kingdom's here;
Then other Nations I shall call ;
My warning it must go through all,
Before I make a final end.
And can all Lands so shortly bend,
Before a child he can become
At twelve years old to talk with men ?
Or like young Samuel for to be,
And learn my word like Timothy?
No, every Nation first I'll try,
And then my arrows fast shall fly.
But how can I in justice come
To chain the rebel to his den,
And every wither'd branch cut off,
Before I do begin to graft
Some other fruit upon the tree?
Then every root cut down must be ;
For when that Satan is chain'd down,
I sure shall shake this earthly ground;
And all his legions he will draw-
It is a day no man does know ;
And 'tis a day no man can bear,
But those that know the truth before;
And they with joy will hear the sound
When fast my thunder doth abound:
And 'tis by thunder he will fall-
My lightning flash, my thunder roll;
And every bolt shall fall on he,
Till fast the Rebel he shall flee.
And can these days so hasty come?
Then I must sure destroy all lands.
But now if ENGLAND do awake,
And all my Bible undertake,
To shew them all that it is plain
My SPIRIT'S come to warn all men;
Then sure the tempter he shall fly,
I say, like CAIN-the years draw nigh
*See Srrange Effects of Faith, page 197.
That I shall bless this happy Land-
I know, I've thousands that will stand
As valiant soldiers in the fight,
And now shall make them men of might,
And every land before them fall;
My Kingdom's hastening fast for all;
And ENGLAND will possess it first,
And wonders fast for all will burst.
You'll find the storms are hastening on,
To wet the ground that's dry become;
And then the clouds I shall dismiss ;
Because the rest in me will trust,
That I shall surely leave behind-
You'll find my words are like the wind,
That shall the hearts of thousands shake→
'Tis time for ENGLAND to awake,
And call the Nations from afar,
And let them know my SPIRIT's here,
But how the Nations shall I call?
Appear, vain men, and answer all,
How you my BIBLE will fulfil?
I tell you, 'tis beyond your skill.
Shall I in person come below?
To call all nations shall I go,
Because on earth I have no friend,
Like my Disciples, for to send?
My sons and daughters from afar,
Shall I in person call them here?
Because my SPIRIT can't be found
To visit man, or know my sound?
Then Reprobates you all must be-
Appear, vain men, and answer ME
The following Words that I shall name,
Or else I'll put you all to shame.
How am I to reason with man? It is written, now let us reason together, saith the LORD; for though your sins be as scarlet, I will make them as wool; though they are as crimson, I wil make them white as snow." How am I to plead with men, and bring them all together in a low valley, as a body of one people? And how is the
HOLY GHOST to come and comfort you in my Name, and bring all things to your remembrance. Or how is the prince of this world to be judged? or how is Satan to be cast down? or how is he to be chained down? and how is the SECOND ADAM to repair the loss of the First? and how are the Nations to be healed? How is my wILL to be done on earth as it is in heaven? or how will you bring men to the knowledge of the LORD, until they know ME from the greatest to the least? Let those that reprove, answer these questions. And let GOD be TRUE, and every man a liar, that says, I shall not fulfil my BIBLE according to my PROMISE. But how can men judge ME the GoD of TRUTH? When did I come the Mighty Counsellor, the Prince of Peace, the Everlasting Father? When was the throne of David established? or how shall I be the desire of every Nation, without my peaceable Kingdom being made known? and how shall it be made known without the Spirit of Prophecy or how shall my Testimony be made known to men without my Spirit to warn them?”
The following is the Answer to PETER's drawing his sword contrary to his Lord's command.
"Like Peter all have done
Against my WORD you've drawn the Sword,
all deny ;
But if like Peter you return,
And look to Calvary,
And see the rock where all is spilt,
And see the Rock that stands,
On what foundation all is built,
You'll find ME GOD and MAN.
Thou say'st thou dost not understand;
Then I shall speak more plain;
For all are Peters in your land,
And acting so as men.
Is not my BIBLE all denied?
And men are all asleep;
Then now the field is open'd wide;
Like Peter all may weep;
Then tears of grief shall bring relief,
And tears of joy shall come;
And they shall find I am the Rock
That they shall build
So now like Peter all begin,
And all like Peter end;
You'll find that Rock in every heart,
For I'm the sinner's friend.
So Peters here let men appear,
And launch into the deep;
Then fish by them fast caught may be,
Until the net does break;
Their labours I will surely bless,
If they will me obey,
And humbly come, as these have done,
Then I'll exalt them high.
Thou know'st how they are sealed up-
I'll make the mystery clear;
But every proud and scornful heart
Shall certainly come low;
And that I am the Lord above,
That every soul shall know.
Let nothing stumble nor surprise,
Of what is coming on-
If darkness now does cloud the eyes,
The day-light soon will come.
I'm not such fool, as thou dost say,
To act as men would have;
Their judgment they do all betray,
And did it at my grave.
Their worldly wisdom then did shine-
I simply gave it up;
And simply from the sons of men
Receiv'd the dreadful stroke,
Simply, I say, all this was done,
To stoop so low to man;
And simply now for to invite
I surely have begun ;
And simply I did all men try;
But WISELY I shall end;
And they shall know by PROPHECIES
My BIBLE first was penn'd.
And now; I say, 'tis going through,
The Revelation's come;
And after that the Psalms
My BIBLE must be known.
MAN was the first that did appear,
And singly stood alone;
The HELPMATE I for him prepar'd
Did surely pull him down.
Simply the fruit she first did taste,
And gave it unto man;
And simply then their dye was cast;
Their ruin then began.
For Satan's wisdom there did shine,
To hold ME to my WORD:
Now let men be as wise as he,
And all shall know the LORD.
This is the wisdom of a GOD,
To deal with simple man;
But when my wisdom flies abroad,
They must to nothing come.
And all their Babels down shall falls
That they have built so high:
My simple wisdom shewn to all,
Must make them to comply.
And simply now the date is put
The 29th of May;
And when this letter thou didst write,
The 23d thou say'st.t
Then sure the date it was forgot,
To man it must appear;
But by the old stile this was put,
And man does surely err.
This is a hidden mystery,
That man does not disceru,
That thou didst write the date to ME,
And brought it out to man:
And at thy folly men would laugh,
And ask how this could be;
That thou didst write the 23d
What happened in that day?
The 29th, before the time,
They'll say that this was wrote:
From GoD and Man now this is done,
And men discern it not.
So all thy writings are the same;
Singing Psalms at the end of some Bibles.
↑ Joanna wrote about a sermon preached on the 29th of May, and by mis take dated the letter the 23d, which was presented on June 4, that is, the 23d of May, old stile,
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