A TYPE OF UNBELIEF AT THE LAST.

Tosay rejoicing so must be,

When judgment great's at hand,
If 'twas not clear that I was near,
Their sorrows to release,

To change their tumults and their wars,
And bring a LASTING PEACE?
Now I'll begin from what thou'st seen→→
When the last plagues appear,
For to fill up the wrath of GOD
And every judgment near;

When dangers round by all are found,
Appear in every land,

I ask, which way man can be found
To sing the every song

Of Moses here? Can men appear
In sorrow for to sing?

Or of the Lamb can they now come
These victories for to bring?

Did they not know how things would go
They could not sing at all;

Their hearts would soon be fill'd with woe,
And down they soon would fall;
Did I not come in Spirit strong

To warn them of the end,

They ne'er could sing the heavenly song,
To see all nations bend *,

And judgments here for to appear
Made manifest to be:

And yet you know 'tis written her
They'd then sing praise to ME.
Then, simple men, can you contend
To tell ME how 'tis so,

That praises men to ME shall sing,
And land surround'd with woe?

I tell you plain it could not be done,
If I did not appear

To shew it plain to every man.
My COMING then was near.
But unbelief will bring on grief,

I tell you, fast on one;

And joy abound, will be the sound,
Believers' faith be strong,

My kingdom here will soon appear,
And it they shall enjoy;

And then the victory they will wear
When I've the foes destroy'd.

So thus to some their JOYS will come,
While others sink in woe--

"We judge nokin dom is at hand
"To crown the nations so."
From Shadows here I shall appear,
And from them all must see,

Thy Trial makes my BIBLE clear,
The
way the end will be:

* Revelation xv. 4,

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Thy friends do long to see the time
To have it to appear;

But unbelief will bring on grief,
And Pomeroy now will fear
For to go through, I well do know,
And here you see the end,
When I my kingdom bring below,
How different men will bend.

Those that are clear MY COMING's near,
In joy they do abound;

But those that do the truth now fear,
Like Pomeroy will be found.—
"How can I go?" I well do know,
Will soon be Pomeroy's cry;

"For if that every TRUTH they shew,
They'll know that I must lie;

"Then can I free my infamy,

"To say I've not done wrong?" Nó, no; it cannot be done by he, And so I say of men :

They can't appear, when I draw near To make my Bible true;

And just like Pomeroy they must fear, When I the whole go through. They've lied the same as he hath done, My Spirit to deny ;

The Trial all may try to shun

That now did act like he:

I tell thee here, they can't appear
No more to clear my WORD,
No more than Pomeroy now can clear
What he of thee hath said.

So they draw back to see the stroke,
As they cannot go through;
Like Pomeroy here they do appear,
My Bible's in their view,
Which they deny, as much as he
Denies thy written hand,

Without my SPIRIT to appear
My Bible ne'er can stand.
Can one rejoice to hear my voice
In happiness abound,

Another see in grief to be,

And tremble at the sound?

Could this be done, ye simple men,
Without my warning here?
Belief in some for to be strong

My kingdom will appear?

This must begin in different men,
To make my Bible true;

"Tis unbelievers will complain,

And know not how to go;

Because they mock the coming stroke,

They mock my every WORD,

They mock my BIBLE as 'tis plac'd,

And so they mock their Lord.

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Then they must fear when I am near,
As Pomeroy's fears will be.
From types and shadows I shall clear
How all the end will see:
I said this year should so appear,
A shadow of the last *;

And now from Pomeroy all may fear
To see the end to burst,

Who mock my word that's on record,
And mock my Bible through;
For as thy hand in Pomeroy's stands,
That he'd destroyed so †,

I tell you here, I'll now appear
And prove they've done the same;
For just like he the shepherds be,
For they destroy my Fame;
As he hath thine so men have mine,
Destroy'd my every WORD:

But now discern it at the time,

He wish'd from thee to ve fled,
While others here wish'd to appear,
With joy to see the end,

To see the Truth in all made clear
Believers' hearts do bend;
But unbelief doth bring on grief
In Pomeroy at this time;
He knows not.how to gain relief;
His honour soon he'll find
Is gone from all, and he must fall-
This shadow must appear,
Before that I could prove thy call
To make my Bible clear,
How it doth stand, to shew to Man
My Bible here is plain;

The different conduct now in men
Shews how it all will end.

So some will praise the END of DAYS,
While others they will fear-

"The END of DAYS we cannot praise,
"Our unbelief is here."

So men do stand throughout the land,
Like Pomeroy to begin

At first for to uphold thy hand,

And then himself to screen

The whole to burn, when he did turn

To say 'twas not from God:

And by my BIBLE this is done,
For so I shall allude;

Men do appear believers here,
Uphold my BIBLE first;

But when the Tru I'm come to clear,
Like Pon.croy they do cast

That is, of the last year of judgments on mockers.

Her handwriting that he burnt.

Alluding to a dream of Joanna.

All in the flame, as he hath done,
For it they do deny

When to the purpose I do come,

Like Pomeroy is men's cry"We do not know that it is so, "Nor can we this discern." I shall go,

Then to the purpose

And do as thou hast done;

I'll make them fear when I come near
To be the JUDGE of all;
Because my Gospel none can clear;
The mysteries of the Fall
Do in it stand, I now tell Man:
Ther now from Pomeroy see,
How doth fear for to appear,
And se mered will be,
That do go on as he path done-
My Bible now disc,

But he that now doth overcome
I'll s rely keep from harm;
For to the end 'tis my intend
Believers for to free;

They'll rule the nations in the end
That now stand out for ME.
But mark and see the mystery,
What sorrows must abound;
With rods of iron men must rule,
Then tremble at the sound!
'Tis unbelief must bring this grief,
To have these rods appear;
Because if men in faith do stand
To wish MY KINGDOM near,
What rods so strong could there now come
Discern the mystery deep;

How unbelief must be in some,
To make MY GOSPEL break;
And well I knew it would be so,
As in all ages past,

I knew how unbelief would flow
When it came to the last.
So, simple men, I tell you plain,
To bring the different way

Tis unbelief, I'll now maintain,

My BIBLE SO doth lay;

Some will believe, and will not grieve

To see the end appear,

While others flee, like Pomeroy,

With trembling and with fear

They'll hear the end-mark how doth bend

Thy ending now is come;

And Pomeroy, in security,

Thought all from him was gone;

But now he sees the end of thee,
He cannot shun thee here;
And perfect so the end will be,
When I in POWER appear.

PROOFS OF SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS.

They'll find, like he, they cannot flee,

Their honour so is lost→→

"Though we did never judge this way
"Our SAVIOUR here would burst;
But now he's come for to demand
"Our Bibles to appear,

"No more than Pomeroy can we stand;
"Our Bible we burnt here,
"Not to discern how he did warn
"That HE should come again;
"He died to LIVE for evermore,
"And so HE now must REIGN;
"The keys of hell, we do know well,
"Are given to HIM there;

"Then sure the Tempter he must fall,
"And Christ in power appear"-
Because that then I said to him
That did the Vision see *,
Hereafter it must surely come,
And all fulfill'd must be :
The mystery's great without deceit,
The seven stars you see
With golden candlesticks appear,
For so the end will be.
My angels here will so appear,
To keep them by MY POWER;
Their enemies they need not fear,
For I shall them devour.

That's by MY WORD that's on record
Like Pomeroy they'll be found,
Who cannot stand to judge thy hand,
The truth cannot be found

Now in the man; he cannot stand,

Then down he sure must fall;

And so I tell you, by your land,

"Twill perfect be to all.

Had he not turn'd, thy writings burn'd,

Thou could'st not shame him here;

And so to men I say the same,

They never would appear

With shame to see the WORDS of ME
If they'd not plac'd all wrong;
But in my BIBLE they did see
That so the End must come.
Then they'd not fear for to appear,
But as they this deny;

For they did act like Pomeroy here,
To burn is now their cry

The every word that's on record,

My Gospel will not see,

How I that am the Son of God

Was manifest to be

The Saviour here for to appear,

The Devil to destroy,

• Revelation i. 12.

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