this looks well wat like the Dew of Night 113 Communications What Manner of Milk, to bring forth the Cream of his words,so the after-grass is preserved for them, when the mowing grass is cut down. After this she tried to sleep to compose herself, and felt as above. At last she fell asleep with the strong breathings that were over her head which is impossible for her to describe, and which took her senses quite away-, and whether awake or asleep she does not know; but she remembers that she was quite awake when she felt the hand of the LORD upon her; but in that heavenly and beautiful manner, that she felt. joy unspeakable and full of glory. She felt herself laying as it were in heaven, in the hands of the LORD, and was afraid to move, fearing she should remove his heavenly hand, which she felt as perfect as ever woman felt the hand of her husband: In this happy manner I fell asleep, and in my sleep I was surprised with seeing a most beautiful and heavenly figure, that arose from the bed between Townley and me. He arose, and turned himself backward towards the feet of the bed, and his head almost reached the tester of the bed, but his face was towards me, which appeared with beauty and majesty, but pale as death. His hair was a flaxen color, all in disorder around his face. His face was covered with strong perspiration: no man in a salivation could appear worse. locks were wet like the dew of the night, as though they had been taken out of a river. The collar of his shirt appeared unbuttoned, and the skin of his bosom appeared white as the driven snow. Such was the beauty of the heavenly figure, that appeared before me in a disordered state: but the robe He had on was like a surplice down to his knees. He put out one of his legs to me, that was perfectly like mine, no larger; P His but with purple spots at the top, as mine are with beating myself, which Townley, Underwood, and Taylor are witnesses of. Methought in my dream HE got himself in that perspiration, being pressed to sleep between Townley and me. I said to Him, are you my dear dying SAVIOUR, that is come to destroy all the works of the devil? HE answered me, Yes. I thought I called Underwood and waked Townley to look at Him, which they did with wonder and amaze. I then thought I would go out of my bed, and fall down on my knees before Him, to return Him thanks for His mercy and goodness; but, as soon as these thoughts entered my head, He disappeared, and a woman appeared in His stead, which gave me pain to see. he was gone; but the woman told me many wonderful things, that were coming upon the earth, and what was coming upon the devil: but, as she said she knew me at such a time, before she was a spirit, I marvelled how she should know any thing of me, and grieved at the loss of my dear REDEEMER, for I saw no beauty in the woman: but my sorrow was, that I had lost sight of CHRIST; and though the woman would reason strong with me, but her reasons I did not like. In this confusion I awoke, and heard the bell tolling for the dead, and the drums Leating at the same time; which I remarked to Townley. Soon after, I heard the Master of the house, as though he was hammering with both hands. I asked what he was doing, to make such a noise; but Underwood told me he was making a chicken-coop, to keep in the chickens-Now let this be sent as it is to Foley, Bruce, Sharp, and Taylor; for no explana tion shall be given this day: only let them try their own judgments, and they shall have the 115 * explained explanation another time. We can but just save the Post; and we unite in kind Christian love to Mrs. Foley, dear little Richard, and your self. (Signed) JANE TOWNLEY. P.S. In the morning, before we began writing, Joanna called for the Bible, and opened it at the second chapter of Haggai; which she desires you will read and weigh deep. 50.5) 52. 53 Joseph Southooth. From the same to the same. Reverend Str, Friday Morning, July 20, 1804. Joanna was ordered to have a journal from Sunday last copied off regular, with the singular things concerning herself from the Sunday to the Friday following; and the reasons are to be assigned to her, why she was ordered to bring it in this manner. The answer of the Spirit. "And now, Joanna, I shall assign the reason,` why I ordered thee to put on THY THREE RINGS, and bring forward the shadow of thy Journal, But now call back to the substance; in what manner this hath been carried on-first, thy despair; next, the power of My Spirit, coming. with fury in thee-then mark what follows after, how often my Spirit have been like fury in thee, declaring My threatnings against men and devils; then mark thy Promise made to ME, and My Promise to thee:-then let every one weigh derp, how it went on from the power of ly Spirit, the fury of My Spirit; what I poured out day after day, night after night, that 'should come on men and devils, that now MOCK My reign. It is not to hear My voice: it is not to discern the words that are spoken in a day-if you do not discern My Footsteps, trace them track after track, word after word, day after day, how I began, and how I AM going on. First, to shew My threatnings and My Power in thee, and by thee-then come on thy disputes with saran-then, My Fury breaking again in thee-then come on thy disputes with man. But here let them see I have brought thee low, to shew mankind what My Fury will bring upen THIS UNBELIEVING NATION, aud upon all NATIONS; for I shall make them as sick with smiting them, as thou wast THAT DAY; but their sickness will not end like thine, to leave them in a day, and seemed to be restored the following cay, Eut I tell thee their's will CONTINUE, till they will say with Cain, "My troubles are greater than I can bea," I cannot shun the judgments of a God, whom I have so long mocked and despised. Let them look on the and see THE SHADOW-then let them tremble for THE SUBSTANCE. For, know, as Isaac was bound as a Type of Me, and the arrows of death went through Abraham and Isaac, as judging he must be slain: but then man was preserved, and after that I was slain. So now the scenes are changed another way; thou only bearest in My stead the shadow of Isaac; and, though they are crucifying thee daily for My sake in the Spirit, and thou feelest it in the Body; yet, - 117 know, I DIED ONCE FOR ALL, and I shall DIE NO MORE FOR MAN. And every sorrow thou now feelest, every dagger they have placed in thy breast, shall be returned DOUBLE upon this ungrateful Nation,-upon this ungrateful People, that DESPISE the Warning, DESPISE the Invitation, DESPISE the Redemption of ME that loved them, and gave My Life for them: for now Joanna, I tell thee, My appetite is like thine, gone from every one, that are NOT LONGING for THE COMING of the LORD. And now see where thy Appetite is gone-Thy Appetite is gone from every Fruit-thy Appetite is gone from Fish and Flesh-thy Appetite is gone from the Bread of man, nay, from the Flour of Wheat, for all appear to thee but Bran; thou canʼst digest nothing but the Bread of Heaven, which is MY WORD coming down to thee. Now, Joanna, I tell thee why I have taken thy Appetite from every thing, but the virtue of the Flesh boiled in water, and Herbs eaten with it, and Wine to drink-know, that out of My side came Blood and Water-the next words stumbled Joanna, as she did not know there were such words in the Bible, "AS MY FLESH IS MEAT INDEED, AND MY BLOOD IS DRINK INDEED." She remembered the other Evangelists. but had forgot they were in St. John's Gospel, 6th, chap. and 55th verse, Here follows the answer. Now, Joanna, thee I'll answer, |