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For so will be the end of HELL:
No more against her do you swell
Unless your Daughters you'd destroy,
And he go on for to enjoy

His murderous schemes, I say, the same,
And let this Woman you inflame,
To think of what she did go through,
To bring the Murderer to your view,
To stop his hand and slay no more-
And now I'll end this Fable here,
Which is of Women, that did come;
But now I'll bring it unto Man,

The Alarming Drum the whole must clear,
And let the Fable now appear.

The fable was of a gentleman and his man, who were benighted and came to a private inn. The man, went out to rub down the horses; and putting his hand under the manger for a lock of hay he felt a man's head. He went in and told his master, what house they were in. The master said, if we both go away they will be jealous; therefore, you go and take my horse and ride to the town as fast as you can, for a regiment of soldiers; and tell them you are going for a particular paper for me to write on. The man went as his master ordered; but the ostler came to him, and begged to let him go. The man said, it was as much as his place was worth, for if he let another go in his room he would never keep him. another day; and his master's paper was at a particular shop, and no man could get it but himself. With these arguments he prevailed on the ostler to let him go; and as fast as his horse could go he went back to the town, which was five or six miles off. After the man was gone some time, two villainscame into the room and asked the master, which should be his murderer? He said, he hoped neither. They told him, yes, one or the other must. He said then, he

hoped they would spare his life till he saw his servant and they might die together. They said, when the servant came back he should meet with the same. fate; but he must die then. When the gentleman found nothing would do, he said, then he hoped

if he must die, they would give him one hour to make his peace with God, as he must die. Devils as they were, the restraining hand of God was with them, that they gave him that hour, and turned up an hour-glass; and there was but a thimble of the sand to run, when they heard the drums of the soldiers beat aloud; then the villains immediately fled, and knew they were betrayed, by the same hands they had betrayed and murdered others; but though they fled they were pursued, and every one was taken; and the house was put down never more to be a public house after, that no more such devils might go in their room, to murder others as they had

done.

THE ANSWER OF THE SPIRIT.
"Now, Joanna, thee I'll answer:
From this Parable appears
The last hour is approaching,

And the sand for man is near.

Because their death for to bring forth
Satan is strong in man:

And if they do not wisely act,

Their murders all will come.
Because that two, bring to thy view,

At the Lower Moor did die*:
For Satan had inflam'd them so,
That the Devil was in thee:
So both did die, I tell thee why,
By Satan's artful hand,
Because in they he strong appear'd,
For there the Type doth stand.
So they are dead and both are fled;
Then let the world take care,
That it don't fall that way to all;
The Alarming Drum is near,
For men to free from misery,
That Satan now would slay.

The travellers they must fall like he
That under the manger lay

Had they not come, in wisdom strong,

In wisdom to appear

You all must own 'twas wisely done:
The Parable see clear,

That I have plac'd: ye fallen race,
"Tis wisdom now must shine.
I ask what learning then could clear
The man's life at that time?
No; twould not do, I tell you so,
Then wisdom's ways now see;'

*See page 32, of this Book.

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It is by wisdom you must go,
If now preserv'd you be;

For wisdoin here did bright appear,
The lives of both to save;

And wisdom here, I'll prove it clear,
Must keep you from the grave,
That Satan here, did strong appear,
I say to dig for all!!!

The Alarming Drum will soon be known,
To prove from whence the call;
For men will see, as deep as he,

Their lives stand now at stake;
For Satan's come their lives to claim-
The Alarming Drum will break:
Then happy men that now begin
To see their death is near;
And by their wisdom will contend,
To bring MY SOLDIERS near,
That at the grave their lives to save;
For Satan threatens so,

That all their lives he now will have,
Then let my servants go;

In wisdom here let them appear
And all MY SOLDIERS bring.
It was in wisdom then he said,
His master plain was seen;
So wisdom here let it appear,
Learning will never do;
For no philosophers could clear,
Such wisdom to pursue,
As then was done by they two men;
Then wisdom fast pursue,
And then you'll all find in the end
Like them two you will do:
Yourselves to free from misery,
And make your foes be cast;
Then all the houses I'll put down,
Where Satan's rage doth burst;
To murder all, both great and small,
The single hour they'll see:
When the last sand is nearly run,
Alarming Drums will be`

Their lives to save, when near the grave

Their deaths seem to appear;

The Alarming Drum they'll see will come,

And their deliverance near.

So thus I'll end, for I intend
Men's wisdom for to try;

And from the Parables that are penn'd,

The end for all draws nigh.

SO MY EXPRESS must thus go forth,

The dawning day appear

And from the rising of the Sun,
The Fables all are here.

But from the day, I now do say,
I shall the whole go through,
And from the Setting of the Sun
The sparkling light you know,
That doth appear from Fables here,
And wise you'll see the end;
But wisdom's paths despis'd they are;
Tis deep what thou hast penn'd.
So I'll end here, and say no more,
But MY EXPRESS must fly;
And tell my soldiers to take care,

The Alarming Drum is nigh.

The sand's near run, the hour's near gone,

The manger they will see;

If they in Wisdom do not come,

They all will die like HE."

Sunday, 12 o'clock at Night.

FROM MISS TOWNLEY TO MR. SHARP.

Tuesday Afternoon, June 26, 1804.

We have sent away two long letters to the Reverend Mr. Foley, with the events of Monday and to-day, with a very extraordinary Parable explained; but as I could not go through the events of the evening in Mr. Foley's, I shall continue them in your's. And here you may puzzle your head a little more, and wonder from whence the beginning of this all sprung, as the events of the day are all concealed from you; and a wondrous day it was.-A little after ten o'clock last night, Joanna was ordered to take up her bed and walk. She went out of bed and walked hastily up and down the room: at last the SPIRIT OF THE LORD entered into her with POWER, saying, he would fulfil the Parable that she had been writing; for now, HE had proved the Devil the liar by the two witnesses; and as Satan had walked up and down the earth hitherto, the Lord would walk up and down the earth Now; for he was come in MAJESTY and in POWER, too great for us to bear if he came in his own PERSON; we could not bear him in that DIVINE MAJESTY AND POWER, appearing in his own person, speaking in words he was then speaking in her :-How he would claim

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the earth for HIS OWN-How he would destroy the works of the Devil-How he was treading the wine press of his Father's wrath against the Devil." But should I appear in my owN PERSON-Should I appear in MY OWN POWER-Should I appear in my Own MAJESTY, you would all tremble to stand before ME. Therefore I am come IN SPIRIT in the Woman, to declare my Father's will unto men. You are my two witnesses against the Devil-Fear not Lydia; be not terrified my friends; for I AM in THE SPIRIT, and I will destroy your enemy; I will destroy my adversary.-Warn my disciples; for I will come in MAJESTY and GREAT POWER; but how could you bear it, if I came in MYSELF, to declare these things? No, I tell you, I must come in the Woman, to destroy all the works of the Devil-and in THE WOMAN I NOW APPEAR-Therefore, Satan, feel thy doom; thou hast belied her-thou first betrayed her—and now she hath obeyed ME thou hast belied her. Therefore thou shalt feel the rod of my vengeance; and a new gallows shall now come for thee: here are my two witnesses, to witness against thee. Fear not ye women; fear not my Lydia; fear not my Mother; fear not my Sister-I will be your Saviour-I will be your Conqueror--I will tread the liar between my feet; he shall feel the weight of my fury; he shall tremble and fall before ME.-I am present in the WOMAN'S FORM- But in my owN FORM you could not bear ME-In my owN FORM you would tremble before ME; therefore I come in the Woman, in a way that ye can bear, to declare my loving kindress to the children of men. My FAITHFULNESS and GOODNESS I will not keep back: For with the faithful I will deal faithfully; and with the upright now I will deal uprightly; but with the froward I shall deal frowardly; and with hell I will deal with fury; for he shall not walk up and down in the earth as he has done; I will cut him off-and walk up and down in his room; I will claim the KINGDOM for MY OWN, and I