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The wonders here that must appear,
When that thy trial comes on;
A doubting faith will never clear,
I tell thee, of my own.

Then if the righteous scarce are sav'd,
Whose faith do then appear,

I tell you all, the silent grave
Must be for mockers here.

So I'll end here and say no more
But to the purpose come,

And with my Bible this compare-
Then tremble every one,

That now stands out so full of doubt,
For no Man's Wife I'll free,
That don't believe before the time,
Their death they all shall see;
And every Husband now the same
I'll surely cut them off,

That don't believe before the time-
My Bible's brought to nought,

I say, by men that do discern
They may believe so late.

When that My COMING doth appear,
My Bible tells their fate.

Two Witnesses here do strong appear,
I tell you, for these two,

Taylor and Underwood are clear,

The words are spoke by you,

Joanna here that doth appear,

And Townley for to free.

Between them two let all men know

The Vision thou didst see,

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Where love was strong, and rage did burn;

But like the Harvest Day,

Where men in reaping do appear,
And so the end you'll see;

For I shall come the Harvest Man

The whole for to cut down,

But in my Barns the Wheat shall come,
Then tremble at the sound;

Because the Weeds I'll make them bleed;
And let the Weeds appear.

For thou must pen the Harvest Men,
For I shall end it here."

"When men are in the harvest reaping, the heat of the day and the quickness of their reaping hooks, which they throw into the corn, that cuts down both weeds and wheat, makes them all in a perspiration; and my Father, with many other reapers, often used to go with the collar of his shirt unbuttoned, and in that manner that heavenly Vision

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appeared to me. And now I shall tell you further of the husbandman: the weeds lay at the butt-end of the sheaf, that lieth towards the ground. So when the husbandman cometh to thrash the wheat and gathereth into his garner, he takes the sheaves, and spreads them with a comb in his hand, that is a sharp pointed thing of steel, with a handle to it, with which he takes and pulls out every weed at the butt end of the sheaf, which he burneth for stroil, that the seeds may not go again into the earth.— Now, as Satan upbraids me with hypocrisy, to conceal the feelings of my heart, because I would be a man-pleaser; I cannot be a man-pleaser any longer, but must be plain to the whole world, that my hand is against every man's hand that hath been against my hand. And my tongue is against every man's tongue that hath been against me. And the daggers and swords they have placed in my soul it is too late to pull them out, when I am gone to the cold chambers of the grave; for then I shall die, and my sorrows will die with me: and every dagger that hath been placed in my breast must appear before the Lord in my Father's Kingdom."

These lines were taken from JOANNA, word for word as she sat up in her bed, which she affirms were spoken by the LORD, to declare her heart and soul to mankind, as well as the mind of the LORD, to tell all men waiting to see whether the clouds will burst or not, will be too late when the storm comes; but he that seeth the gathering of the clouds, and say there is a sound of abundance of rain, will prepare himself for the storm; but he that seeth the gathering of the clouds, and say it is only the pride of the morning, for that the clouds will break off, the floods will not come, and say as a man said at Musberry-" I ventured through the first flood, and I will venture through the second;" but when they persuaded him not, and said the floods were now gathering too high, he answered, "He that is born to be hanged will

never be drowned," so with confidence he attempted to swim through. But he did not happen to be born to be hanged, as he said; for in that very flood he was drowned. And in like manner it will now come to all, that judge they were born to be hanged in the same chain they have always been hung to. But now they will find that great water floods are coming upon them.

FROM MISS TOWNLEY TO MR. SHARP. DEAR SIR,

Monday Morning, July 9th, 1804. Joanna says the letter of yesterday was spoken by the Lord in love and anger, to cut off all the withered branches; but if he cast down he will raise up; if he killeth he will make alive all that now turn unto him. Therefore, she was ordered to send that communication to be like Deem's salve, to gather the wound and break it, and draw out all the corruption that is there; then the healing plaister may come after; but if the salve be not applied, and the corruption drawn out, but lie rankling till her TRIAL; and say, We will wait and see, they will only wait to see their own death. For it is by FAITH before the time that every one will then be saved; for it is their Faith must make them whole. So they must feel the wound if they will be healed. Men have no idea of her TRIAL. "I have simply thought, as the world thinks, that wonder was only my Trance, and when I return from my Trance I am to tell them wonders from heaven. But how will unbelievers stand when I return and tell them not only wonders from heaven, but call forward my Father's Will; and then bid Satan enter the field and answer for himself, from the Fall to this day; answer for all the impudent, ignorant, and provoking lies he hath said to me against my Lord, against myself, against my brethren, my mother, and my

sisters

But how can I look round the field,
And tell,he cursed Foe to yield,

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And go from these that do appear
No brothers, nor no sisters there?
No, then they'll find it is all too late,
I tell them plain the door is shut,
For every dagger in my breast,
I tell them plain, that day must burst;
For my forgiveness now is o'er,
I never can forgive one more
That did offend in years are past.
So now they all must go to Christ,
That ever have offended me,

And say, "My God, I know 'tis thee
"Whose Spirit I so much did grieve,
"Because thy words I ne'er believ'd,
"That they were spoken by a God;
“But now I tremble at thy rod,
"And now thy mercy I'll implore,
"That I may fill my Lamp once more,
"Before I hear the Midnight Cry!
"If I am shut out then I shall die,
"Therefore to Heaven I'll now complain.
"Too long I've trifled here with men,
"Until I see my pardon past.

"Hath God forbid them at the last

"Never to forgive me more?

"Then if my Judge stands at the door,

"And I have not his favour then,

"How shall I tremble to come in,

"To see a God in fury burst,
"In Spirit strong where I have plac'd
"Such swords and daggers heretofore."
She saith her pardons all are o'er,
And at her TRIAL when it do come
She'll slay her foes, it shall be known,

Unless they make their peace with God,
So let them tremble at his rod."

Now Joanna saith, it was many days agone that she was told, that no one should ask her pardon for the offences they had done unto her, by despising her Writings, for all the offences were done to the Lord; and when her TRIAL appears, she must. come forward with all the daggers they had placed in her breast. After that she dreamt that she had killed the devil; and her right breast was filled full of skivers, which she pulled out every one of them; for they were in bunches; and she looked to see if there were any left, but found there was not one left, but saw a four-square place, like a grave, in her breast; and there Joanna saith, the world have brought her with their cursed ingratitude; for she

will freely die a martyr by any tortures men can put her to, if they can bring before her that man or that woman that is now upon earth, and as an earthly being, can say and prove he hath acted with a more just or upright principle than she hath towards God and towards man." For I may say with David, my upright dealings see. And now I will challenge all men upon earth, that they cannot bring before me an earthly being that hath acted so much for the glory of God and the good of mankind as I have. But not I: it is the grace of God that hath strengthened me, through Christ Jesus. Then now let the world bring forth his fellow; for it is the Lord that speaketh; not JOANNA SOUTHCOTT as a simple woman of herself; for Joanna confesses boldly to the world, she hath nothing to boast of but her own infirmities; a woman that is nothing; a woman that knoweth nothing; a woman that can do nothing without CHRIST strengthening her. And now the decree is gone forth from the Lord, that every unbelieving husband, that hath provoked a believing wife; and every unbelieving wife, that hath provoked a believing husband, must now go to God for pardon; for the husband cannot save the wife, nor the wife the husband, no other way than this: Read this Letter before them, and tell them that every dagger they have placed in their breasts as believers, Joanna saith, they have placed them doubly in her breast; and if the husband will forgive the wife, and the wife would forgive the husband, where unbelief hath placed the daggers, Joanna saith, they have placed them doubly in her breast; and her heart is bolted, her door is bolted, and they cannot enter any other way but by going to their closets, by making prayer and supplication to the LORd, before the door of mercy be shut against them by the LORD, as it is now shut by me; for I am full of the fury of the Lord, to be a consuming fire unto all. Then let them go to Christ, that is a Mediator between God and Man."