That you can't be as wise as they,
To make your Bibles join,
As these have done from prophecies,
And made the whole to bind ?
Together stand: behold the sand,
How it ran every hour,
Until the whole they both command,
And bound beyond your power,
That none can break, for great's the weight,
As great the end they'll see,
For to confound in every sound,
And own it came from ME,
Whose wisdom high did ever lie
Out of the reach of man;
And when the WOMAN I did create,
This was my every plan,
For to bring in my ways to MAN,
My wisdom and my power;
But if to MAN I so should come,
He would the whole devour.
AS MAN alone a god becomes
Above the human race;
If I had so exalted MAN,
His Lord he'd soon disgrace:
Above my SON MAN Soon would come,
If he had wisdom all:
Because you see a Solomon
From grace did quickly fall.
So wisdom here, in man t'appear,
I say 'twill never do,
Till Satan is destroyed here;
And bring all to your
The WOMAN, see, was made by и,
And MAN did ME condemn;
So now I'll tell the mystery:
All shall come back again;
And first on MAN it back must come,
For man to answer here,
Why he condemn'd the WOMAN's hand,
And never did appear
To tell her plain, her thoughts are vain,
To think a worm like she
Should ever know what I would do,
And prove the mind of ME
A different way than I did say,
If they would this prevent;
But as they did not so agree,
I say my mind is bent
For to condemn the sons of men-
Like Adam I'll appear:
The woman, I have given to you,
Hath offer'd good fruit here;
Which you refuse, and will not chuse,
Then I'll refuse you all.
The woman, see, is given by ME,
And now behold your call;
Or else, I say like him, that day,
You're out of Eden cast:
If men with Satan now agree,
Then both alike shall burst.
For I'll speak plain, ye sons of men,
Your Maker now is come
To call you to a strict account;
Look back at what you've done;
The woman's hand against you stands,
If you her Lord deny.
The shepherds I will never clear
The letters all must see,
That in my name to them were sent,
If silent they appear'd,
To tell them 'twas thy full intent
To publish for the Lord,
That in my name the writings came,
Their silence gave consent;
And they shall know my every name-
And now my mind is bent
For to condemn the sons of men,
If they do now agree
To say thy writings came from hell-
Then where's their love for ME?
Against the king had this been done,
Your fury would appear,
And seek to know if it was so-
No poverty would clear,
I say, a thing against the king,
If she had forg'd his name;
For all to justice men would bring,
And put them all to shame.
But for your God no love you've shew'd,
If you judg'd this from hell;
And so you let it fly abroad ;
By silence he compell'a
My shepherds their not to appear;
Then he their hearts must gain,
Never to see the mystery,
Till it was all in vain
To stop her hand, or to condemp—
Vain men, I tell you here,
Her guilt I'll cast on every man,
If wrong she doth appear;
Because to all, both great and small,
She warning sent to all;
And there's no man that stay'd her hand,
Or told her wrong's the call;
Or came to know if it was so,
To have the truth be tried,
What prophecies she'd written true;
But all was thrown aside,
As though my name she might blaspheme;
And so I'll come to man:
For as my eye the youth did see,
"Tis hovering o'er your land, And all I see I now tell thee, My eye is every where;
But, like the dove, they'll find my love
For those who do appear,
The truth to know, and prove it so;
They'll find the dove appear
To bring them peace, that shall increase→
No man can foil them here;
Because my eye so close shall fly;
What man doth not discern,
They soon will see a mystery,
To keep my friends from harm.
The dove is peace, your fears may cease;
If floods in man do swell,
I'll so appear, my doves I'll clear,
To triumph over hell,
And over men, if they contend
The harmless dove they'll see
How much she condescends to men,
That they her judge should be.
But they would not; now see their lot;
To speak is all in vain;
For if they now do cast a blot,
I will her cause maintain Against all men who do contend;
And so the doves I'll clear;
And all my doves shall see my love;
For I am hovering here."
On Friday, April 15th, 1803, Joseph Prescott saw this vision as he was going to bed.
He saw a hand which held a box with the lid open, wherein was a quantity of pieces of gold, as large as half crowns, with reading on some of them, which he could not distinguish; and a voice uttered these words" This is a cabinet of graces, which I, the Lord, have to bestow on my people : and let the sinner take care that he sinneth not against me, lest I lock it up from him. It is the representation of the Bible, and its contents."
The following was given to Joanna in answer to the vision shewn to Joseph Prescott, of the box of gold and grapes, &c. &c.
"The box which is opened before you, shews. what is in store for my friends, that are longing for my coming, and are workers with ME to bring in my kingdom. There is your reward, spiritual and temporal: there are the grapes hanging in clusters, without any interruption; and so is the vision; so that nothing appears to blast your happiness neither will there be any interruption to your happiness when my kingdom comes down below; all will be handed down to you, as that vision appeareth. But as the two disputed about the box; so will men dispute about the coming of my kingdom: some will say one way, and some will say another way; and so men will place it to their own judgment which way it will come. "But now to reason I'll begin.
The box and till do now appear;
For so the parting it is there,
Wherein at first thou putt'st the scal;
And every mystery I'll reveal.
For in the box is seal'd my word:
Man shall be happy with his Lord,
And my delight shall be with man;
For so at first I laid my plan;
And now that plan I will complete,
And all shall find there's no deceit.
For as the box to you appears,
It is thy sealed writings there,
That men did open to their view;
And all did judge their God was true:
That he his word would now fulfil,
And I shall bruise the serpent's heel,
Or by my heel shall bruise his head;
For so the promises are laid.
And so the box does now appear :
Thou know'st the circle it is there,
Wherein the four stars are found-
If ye have wisdom, judge the sound;
For in the middle stands the seal,
That unto man I shall reveal.
It is the seal, and 'tis my word,
For to avenge my dying blood
Upon the serpent, as 'tis plac'd,
When I redeem the fallen race;
And now this race I will redeem,
As I have said, without a seam.
For as the box does now appear,
So full of splendor you see there,
Just so the box is now seal'd up;
And so the end to men will drop,
That now in faith do strong appear;
They'll find the key for all is there.
But as thou say'st 'tis up and down,
Just so the end will now be found.
For I have open'd it to man,
To shew you how the box doth stand:
You see the top it now is red,
And so the seals thereon are laid;
But when the inside doth appear,
You all will find that vision's near;
Because my word shall ever stand.
When men thy writings all command,
They'll own the box doth so appear;
And perfect like this vision here,
I told thee I had gold in store,
To build Jerusalem's ruins here:
I said my kingdom should come down,
With every splendor man to crown;
I said my vines should clusters bring,
And every happiness should spring
To those whose hearts were warm'd with love;
And now's the time men's hearts I'll prove,
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