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being created in the Image of God and his Likeness: not by Adam's transgressions, who was overcome by the subtlety of the serpent; but by my obedience, to overcome him in the end. And this stands without conditions, that my becoming flesh to dwell with men should be good tidings to all in the end. And let men look to the Gospel, what is said of the SIGN; then they will discern it was not to be fulfilled when I became flesh, and dwelt with men. Look to the words of Simeon :-" And Simeon blessed him; and said unto Mary his mother, Behold this Child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel ; and for a sign that shall be spoken against."

"Thus let men discern, that my being born to dwell with men was a sign I should be rejected by men; but that it should be good tidings to all in the end is an assurance it shall be so. But if men cannot discern from ** ** what was

spoken on conditions, and what was spoken without conditions, that I said should be done by him, they can never see their Bibles clear; and therefore I have brought it round in this manner, to place things plain before them, that they may see how it was spoken two ways of him; and two ways it was fulfilled; but the end is not yet. Therefore, if men cannot discern the one, that hath happened in their own days, and before their eyes; they cannot discern to understand what was spoken in ages past, that they have had no knowledge of: but all is judged a fable; thou knowest, by thousands it is judged inventions of men; and therefore I have brought round by the visitation of my Spirit what is out of the power of any man to invent, and the truth is easy to be proved; because I have worked it every way, that no deceit can be practised. And therefore thou hast nothing to fear, to stand the trial with men; for the Truth of my Words is

plain before thee: the Spirit of Truth and knowledge is before thee: and let those that reprove answer, how thou hadst wisdom and knowledge in thyself to know how ** would act, to

put it in print; and after he had fulfilled the words, to point it out to mankind, that thou hast brought it round like the Bible, to shew them what stands without conditions shall be fulfilled in the end.

"Now come back to the Prophet: Isaiah, xxv. 8. "He will swallow up death in victory, and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces, and the rebuke of his people shall be taken away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it." This, let men discern, is promised to be fulfilled without any conditions being placed.lv. 12. "For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the forest shall clap their hands."Here no conditions are made; but a positive decree that such a change shall take place as is mentioned in the following verse-" Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir-tree, and instead of the briar shall come up the myrtle-tree: and it shall be to the Lord an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off." Here let men discern this chapter, and what the thoughts of the Lord are in the end for man. Then come to the sixty-fifth chapter. For behold I create new heavens, and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for behold I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy." This let men discern stands without any conditions; because it is a promise the Lord hath made, that he will accomplish in the end. And all these scriptures that I have ordered thee to bring forward, saying it shall be, they will find I shall fulfil, in as perfect and true a

manner as

fulfilled the words I spoke

of him in the beginning, to say thy writings should go out by him; and therefore I ordered thee to bring in a straight line how he tried the Ministers, the pains he took to bring them forward with him, but they all refused; and I ordered thee to write to different Ministers, that it might not be said thou hadst tried none but him, but if thou hadst written to others, they would have acted like him; and therefore I ordered thee to write to others, to invite them, and threatened them of the judgments that would come through unbelief. Yet there was no way that they would come forward; for by him I said it should be done; and by ******* it was done; and perfectly so they will find the scriptures, that thou hast pointed out, in like manner.

"Now come to Daniel, vii. And let them discern in what manner he saw the vision, in what manner my coming is with the clouds of heaven, to bring in the kingdom, that I have promised by the Prophets. And let them discern that no conditions stand there in the end, when I come according to the vision, and according to the Prophets.

Zechariah, xiv. "And the Lord my God shall come, and all the Saints with thee.-And the Lord shall be King over all the earth: in that day there shall be one Lord, and his name one."

Luke, xxi. "And then shall they see the Sign of the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your Redemption draweth nigh,"

"Here let men discern I said this shall be, that the redemption of man shall be brought in at my coming, according to the Prophets; and I shall come according to my Gospel. Here the

words stand like the words I spoke of

that thy writings should go out by his judgment alone; and all mankind will find the time is fast approaching, that I shall come according to the Gospel, and fulfil the words of the Prophets, that I have ordered thee to bring together. This will be as perfectly fulfilled as the words were fulfilled of him, what I told thee he would do at the first. But I came to destroy the works of the devil, and took inan's nature upon ME, to become flesh and blood, to dwell with men ; then how could men simply suppose in that likeness I could destroy all the powers of hell, and chain down Satan to his den. Weak and simple are the judgments of men, thus simply to suppose! No, it is in the power and strength of the Spirit, that is above Satan, with saints and angels, and with martyrs who have suffered with ME, through his reign. For, as I was put to death for man, when I took man's nature upon ME; so have my followers been put to death for my sake; therefore men must deeply discern, that my coming is in vengeance, to take vengeance of my adversary, and the adversary of my friends and followers. But how could this be done in the flesh, for ME to be exalted by men, to be looked upon then as a Prince and a Saviour, and to be exalted then by mankind, that the enemy had worked no way in men to come against ME? Then I ask them what. day of vengeance could be in my heart, either against men or devils? Neither could I come in vengeance for my own death only; because it was a voluntary act of my own, to take man's nature upon ME, to dwell with men, and be a judge of their suffering, their nature, and their temptations, which I had power to resist; and therefore I could not take vengeance for myself, if my friends and followers had not suffered like

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wise. So that it could not be done with justice, as a God, before years had rolled on to bring the blood of Saints upon him, who were put to death for my sake, as I gave up my life for them. And this men must discern from the words of the prophets, how my coming is with saints and angels, to establish my kingdom in righteousness and peace; but what saints had I got, to have a knowledge of ME, or my love to mankind, who had been sufferers for my sake, to come with ME in triumph and glory, before I became flesh to dwell with men, to be the first born among many brethren, that should come with me in triumph and glory?

"These things men no more discern, in what manner the scriptures stand both ways, than thou discernedst in what manner ******* stood, before I ordered thee to bring together the different communications, that I had ordered thee to put in print concerning him. But I ask thee, how they could have been fulfilled, if he had never fallen from his faith? He could not have acted like the Jews of old, to keep seals upon the tomb, if he had not kept back the writings, that the truth might not be made known; neither could I have said unto thee concerning him

"As to thee, thou dost not know;

Thou art a stranger there;
But keep my memory in view:
Will he deny me here?"

"Had he known that it was I the Lord who visited thee; and how much thou hast feared to say the Lord saith, if he had not spoken; had he known thee, and thy tears, and prayers, all thy doubts and fears of being deceived, and all the signs I have set before thee, and how powerful my visitation had been unto thee; that all came from ME the living Lord; then he would

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