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their minds from Me, after I was wedded to some,
they went back and followed no more after ME.
Then the promise came to the Gentiles, or to the
seed of the Jews, that turned Christians; for ye
know not from whence ye Sprung. There the
Lord made the promise to the faithful Boy, and
there the promise stands in My Bible, that if the
Jews proved Adulterers, that I would make them a
people, that were not a people; and call them be-
lo ed, that were not beloved; and give My Herit-
age to others:-but here thy mind is puzzled, how
can this stand a Type with GoD and Man.
Then now in verse I will begin,
And prove the likeness of the thing:
When to the world I did appear,
Confess'd MYSELF the SAVIOUR there;
And to the Jews I then did come,
They were the Brides to all 'tis known:
Because the Jews, I well did know,
They judg'd a GoD and SAVIOUR too,
Must both in power then appear,
And bring the kingdom to them there-
And so they all were wed to ME;—
That grandeur great I knew to be ;-
That Lords and Ladies I'd make all,
And so My kingdom then should fall:
But their adulterous hearts, I knew,
That Love to ME they did not shew-
And then the promise I did make,
That if the Jews did ME forsake;
The Corner-stone I'd take away-
And there my Land they all shall see,
Should in My daughter then appear:-
No other way you cannot clear,
Ever to make My Bible true;

And bring the whole before your view-
Now mark the promise that he made,
What to his servant then he said;
That if a Harlot she was come,
His wife to be in bed with one:

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Beide to the gentile

Then sure his lands he'd freely give
Unto the servant; he should live
His eldest heir for to possess :-
But if he told him then a lie,
Upon a gallows he should die.
The servant held him to his word;
He knew THE TRUTH of what he said-
And then the horn began to blow,
When he return'd THE TRUTH to know,
And then the servant did alarm:-
The Fable you do not discern.-
'Twas but blind shepherds, she did say,
When that the horn was blow'd that way:
And therefore he had nought to fear,
Until her Lord he did appear;
And, when he found himself betray'd-
Mark the two swords that there were laid
And mark the way they both did fall;
This parable stands deep for all.
Because the man he first did slay,
That did his honor then betray;
And so the bride he did cut off;
Have wisdom; now I've said enough.
The Lord in anger then did lay;
But mix'd with Love, when he did slay
The wife that was so near his soul:-

The parable goes deep for all.

For he rejoic'd that he must die, 92 o last line.

Life was a burden, he did cry;

And so he sung that he must die,-
To see his wife so murder'd there,
Adultery he could not bear:

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Because his passions they were strong.
He made his will before to man,
That all his lands that he should have,
And so his promise he did crave
Because the youth said he would die,
If then he told him any lie.

So here's the shadow of the man,-
But now the Likeness all discern:
And then I'll turn another way,
When I've explained the first to thee.

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For I'll go back to Adam's fall, For there the Type stands deep for all; And there the Adultery first was plac'd, When satan's arts the woman cast:And then the blame was cast on ME, And so the rage began that way; For though he struck Me to the ground, The SECOND SWORD must sure be found: For I shall surely bruize his head; Mark ye the promise, how 'twas made Unto the youth that did appear, Because the Parable lies there; Unto the promise that was made, He'd live or die, you know he said,And to the promise bid him stand; In Death or Life he did demand, That to my word I there should stand. If he told truth, the truth should be To be the heir-blind mortals see: If he told lies, then on his head, He said the gallows should be laid, To build anew for him to die: Now here the hidden mystery lies. The woman then was murder'd there, By satan's arts that did appear; Because that I pronounc'd her dead; But, know the curse on satan lardWhen he had stung me to the soul, Betray'd the woman, now see allMy honor then engag'd 't must be, When I'd pronounc'd the curse on he To slay the woman at that time; But here's a mystery lies behind. He bid her put her clothing on. And said to murder 't was a shame, A naked woman to appear

And know the man stood guilty there; Tho' he the truth in all had told,

Another mystery I'll unfold.

The youth that did the tidings bring, Repent'd when he had seen the thing;

His dying Lord for to appear,

His Lady murdered-Servant there;
All three together thus did falt;
He felt her blow I tell you all,

That she did strike him with her hand,
Too late he wish'd he'd never swam
Over the Brook, that way to go,
Or, ever let his Master know,
That by the man he was betray'd,
He then repent'd of what he said:
But his repentance came too late,
When he saw all had met their fate.
And how his promise could he claim,
When by his words his Lord was slain,
No, there his promise it might stand,
Could he with confidence de mand,
The promise that was made him first,
When that before him Three were plac'd
As murder'd by his busy hand;
As he himself did then condemn—
And wish'd he'd left the evil lie,
Sooner than caus'd his Lord to die;
Tho' first in love he did appear,
Thinking the Servant for to clear;
That from his House he then did go,
No other way he meant the blow;
Then for to free the servant man,
In love to him, he then did stand;
But when he saw his great mistake,
In agonies his heart did break;
And thought no lands where due to he,
That caus'd the murder of these three."

Here we ended on Monday Night June the 25th 1804. The six days Joanna having been confined to her Bed, without being permitted to put on her Cloaths before she hears the Voice of the Lord call her aloud, as she has often heard it before.

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Tuesday Morning, June 26th, 1804.

After we had dropped our Pens on Monday Night, Joanna and Townley were gone to bed, as she now sleeps with Joanna, and only returns to her lodgings at times in the day. Soon after ten o'clock Joanna went out of bed, and walked up and down the room: about eleven Underwood came up, and saw Joanna walking up and down the room; at last she broke out with great power of the Spirit, and great fury-Underwood not knowing at first from what spirit it was, that she seemed in that fury; asked, if she should read to her to sooth her; but Joanna answered NO, she wanted nothing to sooth her, for she felt nothing but Joy. She walked to and fro shaking the very house, exclaiming against the devil, saying, hitherto sata hath walked up and down the Earth; but now he had cast himself, and he should walk up and down no more-for the Lord would now walk up and down the Earth in his stead-he accused My Handmaid of disobeying the commands of the LORD; but here were the Two Witnesses to prove him a liar, but you cannot understand the sense of this, if I do not tell you the particulars After the shadow of the First Seven Days, that was said of the Tria to be the shadow of her Trial, Joanna was ordered to undress and go to bed, and never to arise to put on her Cloaths more, before she heard the voice of the LORD call her aloud, in the same manner she had often heard it before-and in the same manner she heard a voice call aloud, Tom, the very morning that the Letter came from the Rev. Thomas P. Foley; but his name was called aloud in the morning, and three or four hours afterwards came his distressing letter, that was answer◄

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