my justice in my decrees, and be clearly convinced it is from the visitation of my Spirit to the woman, that the promise is first pleaded by the woman; this men must clearly discern, before they can be of the sealed number that stands with ME on Mount Sion, to plead the promise made in the beginning, that your adversary may be destroyed, that your redemption may take place in and through my death and sufferings.-And now I ask thee, where is the man who can thus believe that my Spirit is joined with thy spirit, and thy spirit is joined with my Spirit, to be thus united for the glory of God and the good of mankind, for the earth to be the Lord's and the fulness thereof? I now ask thee, where is the man who can thus believe, and be at enmity against thee, or depart from thee, without Satan, as an angel of light, hath blinded his eyes, and hardened his heart against ME, as well as thee? so that hypocrisy must fill the heart, where malice appeareth in a believer, to withdraw from my visitation to thee, and cleave to others. They no more understand the meaning of my visitation to thee, or for what ends, than the Jews understood the meaning of their prophets, who rejected ME and my Gospel; therefore they cannot stand as sealed people in the end; for I shall blot them out of the book of remembrance, as thou must blot out the names of those that publicly owned they came in as impostors; because they came in as thieves and robbers, who have no right to the tree of life, or to be called the sealed of the Lord; because their hearts are not sealed by faith.-And let them remember what I have said in thy writings-the hand and the heart must be united together: and though thou canst but judge by outward appearance, let them know I judge from the heart: and therefore another year, when I permit the sealing to go on again, a stricter command than hath yet been

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given will be given unto all. Hitherto my Gospel hath went on to prove the truth of my words, from the net being cast into the sea, gathering in good and bad, which is proved by the different people; and now like thieves and robbers many have come in, professing faith when they have none; but now I shall begin to change the scenes, that no more are to be sealed, but such as can draw their judgment clear from thy writings and the Scriptures, that the eyes of their understanding are opened, clearly to discern that the visitation is from ME the living Lord; and for what ends the visitation is-to free the fall of the woman, and set bounds for her adversary, as bounds were set for man. This they must see and understand, and have their hearts united with ME, to be longing for my coming to give you life. As the Jews clamoured for my death, this must be the desire of those that are the sealed people, to stand with ME on Mount Sion, of the hundred and forty and four thousand, which I have told thee is the sealed number, that are sealed in heart by faith, to join with the Lamb that was slain from the foundation of the world, by the promise made in the fall. Here I have already shewed thee, how the promise must be clearly discerned, for what end it was made, and for what end it was said my heel should be bruised-to bruise the serpent's head. Thus the sealed number must discern, what they have signed to-to join with the Lamb, that your adversary the devil may be destroyed; that your redemption may come, according to my promise made in my Gospel, that the kingdoms of this world may become the kingdoms of the living God; that Satau may be cast out, and I may draw all men to ME, according to my words that are written in my Gospel. Thus the eyes of their understanding must be opened to discern the promise at first, and how I am come

to visit in the Spirit, to warn you all the end is at hand, that I shall fulfil the promise made to the woman: But ye must ask it in my name, that your joys may be full. These are they that stand with ME, to overcome in the end the world, the flesh, and the devil. I am coming in the Spirit to overcome in man, that now in heart and faith relieth upon my words and promises: but all my Gospel must be discerned, and understood, by the sealed people, that will stand to the end. Know what I said in my Gospel-many should come from the east, and the west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, when those of the kingdom should be cast out; perfectly so I tell thee of the sealed people, who have come in through unbelief, pretending themselves to be children of the kingdom, that they are sealed to be heirs of the promise, but have come in as thieves and robbers. Such will be cast out: and some of different nations will come in to take their place; that meaneth, they will come in by faith, and the eyes of their understanding will be opened clearly to discern for what they are scaled, and how the promise stands on record; they will discern that stand to the end; but the others, that are cast out, will not have the eyes of their understanding ` opened, to know for what they are sealed, any more than these thou marvellest at have understood for what they are sealed: and therefore it is written, none could learn the song, but the hundred and forty and four thousand. Now were all the sealed people thus enlightened, and this clearly understood; then Satan would find a way to swell their pride, to make them judge they were more than mortals; so marvel not in thy heart, that many deceivers are come in, and many unbelievers, that do not discern for what they are sealed-to stop the arts of Satan's working, that men may not boast, because they are sealed their

foundation is sure; but let them discern, it is he that holds out to the end, whose foundation is sure, whether in death, or in life, if their hearts are sealed by faith and love to ME, and my kingdom of righteousness and peace, to refuse the evil and choose the good; forsaking all to follow ME. Such are the sealed number, that will stand in glory at the end. But here is room for all to be cautious, and keep their eye to the end, that they may not be high-minded, but fear: and let their inquiry be like my Disciples, Lord is it I? This must be the caution. to mankiud, that they may not begin in the spirit and end in the flesh: but know, he that putteth his hand to the plough and draweth back, is by no means fit for the kingdom of heaven; and he that putteth his hand to this plough to be united with ME and my kingdom, if he goeth back he is by no means fit for my kingdom; therefore a caution must be given to the sealed people, and warn them to make a deep inquiry, whether they are sealed by a true faith, and a knowledge for what they are sealed ; because, I tell thee, to learn a thing is to come to a knowledge thereof.-Canst thou learn Hebrew, Greek, or Latin, thou dost not understand thyself, before it be taught thee of others? Now perfectly so I tell thee of the sealing, men cannot learn to understand the perfect meaning thereof, before the mysteries are clearly revealed, and clearly explained; therefore I said the kingdom of heaven was like a pearl of great price, that ye must dig deep to find. And here I have shewn thee how men must dig deep from the Scriptures and my visitation to thee, to find out in what manner the sealed number, that stands to the end, must find out the mystery, for what they are scaled-to be united with ME, and I with them; and those that have not already learnt, but are come in as little children, wishing

to learn, that they 'may stand with joy to the end, such will seek instruction from the words that I have revealed to thee, and weigh it deeply with the beginning, that they may see their calling clear; but such as are self-confident, and wise in their own conceit, will never learn the new song, to stand with the Lamb on Mount Sion: but the sealed number, that are true believers, and know for what they are sealed, they are the very elect for whom the days will be shortened; therefore let them try to make their calling and election sure, that they may be redeemed from the fall, and stand with ME for their redemption.-And now come to my Gospel-Whosoever eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. And know I commanded the bread and wine, as in memory of my death and sufferings, to be kept in remembrance of ME, that trust in ME for salvation; but do men vainly suppose every one that eats the bread and drinks the wine hath eternal life in ME, because they do it as a form? I tell thee, no: it is done by many who are enemies to ME and my Gospel; and perfectly so I tell thee of the sealing. And now discern further, after the command was given by my Disciples, of the bread and wine, to set forth my death and sufferings, and to be kept in memory of ME; discern how soon the Apostles complained of many, as though they came to make theirselves drunk with wine. Here you may discern, how soon was Satan's working in such minds, to bring a disgrace upon my death and suffering; and how soon the evil was mixed with the good; and perfectly so I tell thee of the sealing; it is not their names being sealed will be of any use to them, unless they are sealed in heart by faith, and love for my kingdom to be established in righteousness and peace, and longing for the evil to be destroyed. And here