Suerday June 19. 1804 begins the severith any

*Beafts. But she was the Charmer no man would pity-her foes would rejoice-her friends would despise her and satan's power would come in her stead to have the World totally loft; for "the LORD cannot act but with Juftice, Truth, "and Honor to plead with the devil, and destroy

him," Now you see what a situation she ftands in; therefore, she desires her Friends to tell all they have no proposals to make-It all must be as the Lord directs her. After spending one hour in misery she was comforted, though she did not feel the power of the Spirit of God break in upon her, as before; but she called to mind these words. "The setting Sun will feel a setting ftroke." She laid awake till day light came, and she refused to drink wine or beer. Now I shall come to this Morning Tuesday, June the 19th 1804.-"Joanna dreamt, in the morning, that the devil came to "her bed side with all the horors of hell to destroy her, she felt his hand, and broke the top of his "finger." She then dreamt that a man said, he had outwitted the devil by his own craft. After that she dreamt she was going to some place with little Richard Foley; but going into a House she left him, and went away without him:-As she was walking through some beautiful Fields, she recollected the dear Child was left behind, and felt herself hurried and confused, and thought she would make haste back to seek him; but to her aftonishment, she heard his cry in an adjoining Field; he was crying like a mad Child, my Janney, my Janney. I pursued my steps with eagerness to go where I heard his cries, and to my Joy and aftonishment saw a Woman enter the Field with the Child in her arms. I ran with eagerness to embrace him; he sprang into my arms with

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eagerness, and threw his Head into my bosom, as though he would have died with Joy, and I felt equal pleasure. His dear little Face was swelled with tears, and covered over with a bathing

sweat.

"Now, Joanna, thee I'll answer

As the child did then appear;
Perfect so, I now do tell thee,
Are my sufferings for thee here.
But to make true, before your view
The Hermit in disguise;

I cannot slay my rival foe
Before I do chastize.

My honor here, to prove it clear
That me thou hast obeyed;
And then my agonies you'll hear,
When I do bruise his head-

*. And now to Foley's letter look-
The shadow does appear;

And all shall find I Am the root,
That do these branches bear.
Now I'll go on to answer men,

From what is said before:
The agonics the Child was in,
Do in my heart appear.

The love of thine, they all will find,
That thou hadst for the Child:

But greater love in him was found,

Let no one here be foil'd.

The dream of him must now be seen,
Unto your Land appear;

And in thy writings 't must be known,
I plac'd the shadow there,

Then in the child, when so he smil'd
Upon my every friend;

And now you'll find, the time's at hand
I shall the same descend.

But first they'll see, I now tell thee,

* I had written so far, when Mr. Foley's letter came.

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ME like the child appear:
For now I'll come to answer man
From what was said before-
And let the Noahs in your land,
Now like him to appear—
And then they'll see, the mystery,
A Noah must be found;

And read the chapter now of he,
And tremble at the sound:
For I said there he must appear;
And if you him deny,t

Christ in the Woman

Much greater agonies you'll bear,
Than thou didst bear that day:

When thou'st complain, 'tis all in vain
He never will return-

No, no, I tell you 'tis too late,

For to refuse the man :

A Noah here, I'll now appear,
And thy First Love now see:
Because my heart he did ensnare,
And gain'd the love of thee.
But it was I, that dwelt on high,
Then kept thee from that man:
For in the end, 'twas my intend,
I, in that name should stand.
To shew you clear, the Noahs here
May all turn back like he
I'll try no more, the time is o'er,
She put me off too long:

I'll sooner see my misery,

Than e'er turn back again.

Then Noah's flood, the deluge stood,

And Noahs you'll become,
To perish in the every flood,
If you will not return.

Because that here the Type appears,
Her heart you plain do see,

How strong in love her passions were,

And so 'tis now by me.

For I Am come the Lover strong,
Of all the human race:

+ The 54th chapter of Isaiah, and 9th-verses

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That do not do, as thou hast done
Thy Lover to disgrace,

I say with lies; let men grow wise
I'll place it every way:

Because My Bible you may see,
For here the Type doth lay;

Now in these two, brought to your view,

A Noah to be plac'd:

But when the husband is the Lord

Look deep, ye fallen race,

How it should come so plain to man,
And these Two Lovers see:

But he the Bridegroom could not stand,
My Bible saith 'tis ME,

That must appear the Bridgroom here,
When Noah's flood do come:

Then see how love did both ensnare,
To drown the eyes of them.
Because in thee I oft did see
Thy eyes in floods of tears:
And just the same I know in he,
When he in deep despair;

Did say no more he'd not appear,
If he died for thy sake-

Then now, you Noahs all take care
Like him you do not break :
For if you do, I tell you true
My Love will all be gone;

And bring the whole unto thy view,
How cold thy heart is come
Unto the man that here doth stand;
And 1 shall stand the same:

If men do say, like he that day,

They'd sooner die, than turn :

Then sure thy pride must be appli'd;

For I shall leave them all:

But if they now return to ME,
My heart like thine shall fall;

Inflam'd with love they now shall prove
Their SAVIOUR to appear:
Because in he you all shall see,
I AM the Noah there.-

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The Root and Offspring to appear,
Then let the Branches come :

And let their love like your's to prove-
And then the earth you'll see.
In every blessing to abound,
In love and liarimony.

But it was I, that dwell on High,
Did then ordain that stroke:
To shew My Bible plain that way,
How Noah's love was broke-
But here the man I'll not condemn,
'Twas I that bolt'd the door;
Because My Bible I'd make plain,
And prove a Noah there

Did first incline thy heart and mind,
To feel thy passions strong:-
But in that chapter all shall find
Thy husband he must come :
A widow here thou didst appear
Forsaken then by He;

And know the man reject'd thy hand;

Then now the mystery see

The thing is plain, if learned men
Could weigh the matter deep.

Such thing I never would ordain'd
To make the likeness break;
To shew the man, that in him stand,
A Noah then by name,

Who did reject thy every hand
When heart-felt love inflam'd:

And thou the same, I know thy name
When Love did thee ensnare:
But it was I that dwelt on high

Prevented th' union there.
Because to all I'd prove the call,

'Tis like My Bible plac'd;

And now's the time I'll prove to all,
Your MAKER so shall burst.

For Noah's flood in love both stood,

And floods of tears came on;
And now I tell you for your good,
I'll bring it so to man.