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let them discern the type of them both, how the bread and wine is kept in memory of my words, that they might be fulfilled by believers, who trust in ME for salvation; and perfectly so I tell thee of the sealing that trust in ME for their redemption: and let them remember the words I said to John the Baptist, when I came to him to be baptized-Suffer it to be so now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness: and perfectly so stands the sealing; it is to fulfil the Scriptures to them that believe; for if I suffered myself to be baptized by man; and suffered myself to be rejected by men, and submitted to the cross by their desire; then let them know, in the end I shall submit to be chosen of men to come again, in might, majesty, and glory, by their desire, to avenge them of their adversary, that goeth about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour: and therefore I tell them all, the sealing is deep to them that believe and trust in ME, as their Prince and Saviour, to bring in my kingdom of righteousness and peace, and have my delight with the sons of men, whose delight is in their Lord. And let them discern from the beginning, how offerings were commanded to be offered up, of bullocks and sheep; but now discern, it is the. hand and heart that I have commanded to be offered up, as tokens of love, by them that wish for the fulfilment of my Gospel, and trust in ME for salvation and redemption. And now let men search the Scriptures, and then they will discern how the Sealing must appear, before my Gospel isfulfilled and those that say it is blasphemy must make my Gospel the same: and let them answer why they keep the bread and wine in memory of ME, to set forth my death till my coming, and reject the hand that signs for my kingdom? Let this be answered by man, and I shall answer thee again. And I shall further answer thee of the

objections men may make, saying it is sinners that are sealed; but know, I came to seek and to save that which was lost; and the returning sinners I promised in my Gospel should be saved; and so tell thee of the returning sinner now; and let them discern from the Scriptures how mercy is held out to all that turn unto ME: L shall turn unto them; and whosoever will come may come, and take of the water of life freely; therefore mercies are held out to all: and where is the man who can judge the heart? It is I the Lord that searcheth the heart, and trieth the reins of the children of nien; therefore ye can judge no man but by his fruits: but let every man judge for himself, what the desire of his heart is; and let them consider, from the fall, how Satan tempted the woman to pluck the fruit with her hand; then let no man marvel that my command should be to the woman, to give her hand to pull down the evil and cast it away, that she may reach unto the good. Here is a mystery deep for man, that will be deeply discerned in the end and men will know in the end that the Sealing is done by my command, the Lord of lords, the King of kings, your Creator and Redeemer, to bring all to my Gospel, and the likeness of my words that I said of eating my flesh, and drinking my blood, which is known to thee could not be done by man in the manner I spoke the words; but it is my words that are left on record, when I come to bring in man's redemption, to make you a likeness of my flesh and blood, that ye may dwell in ME, and I in you and for this end I came into the world--to raise you up at the last day, that ye may be one with ME, and I with you, and drink deep into my Spirit, seeing my blood, that was shed for you, must cleanse you from all sin, and avenge you of your adversary in the end: then shall ye be clothed with my righteousness, when my Spirit

is poured out upon all. Thus men must clearly discern the depth of my words, how they stand for the end, when I come to cleanse you from all sin, and bring in your full redemption: then my flesh will be meat indeed, and my blood will be drink indeed; because ye are freed by my blood, that was shed for you. And as my body was offered for the transgression of man, so shall I fulfil my words, to avenge you of your adversary the devil. Here I tell thee, men must discern the meaning of my words, how they stand for the end and know, the bread and wine, that have been already kept in remembrance of ME, to set forth my death till my coming, hath only been as types and shadows to men, which they themselves no more understood how my words stand for the end, when I come to bring in eternal life, than thou understoodest in the beginning, for what ends the Scaling went out in such a careless manner to man, without any strict caution to be given, but as a type of the likeness of Moses sprinkling the door-posts. And here stands the mystery, to bring the likeness of Moses and the Lamb, and to try mankind, and bring all to my Gospel, that the Blood of the Lamb may deliver you from all sin, and free you from Satan's power in the end, as the children of Israel were freed from the hand of Pharaoh. This was the shadow in the beginning, when I gave no command of faith, only required the desire of the heart to be freed from the power of Satan, by the Blood of the Lamb: then you will see that my flesh was meat indeed, to make you meet for your master's use, and clothe you all with my righteousness: and my blood is driuk indeed, that ye may drink with joy into my Spirit, when I come to avenge you of your adversary, and bring in my kingdom of righteousness and peace. Then will my words be fulfilled, that no man

understood; perfectly so I tell thee of the Sealing, men have not understood for what ends the type and shadow began, concerning the sealing -to shew you all the substance must follow: and it is for those whose eyes are opened to discern from the Scriptures, that if ye wish to drink deepinto my Spirit, to be one with ME, and I with you, ye must discern the promise at first, that as my heel was bruised, to suffer for the transgression of man, the curse that was pronounced on the serpent, which is your adversary the devil, must take place; and this must be discerned by the sealed people, that are of the number to stand with ME on Mount Sion; and therefore I tell thee, it is a new song to man, that neither the prophets nor Apostles understood; for had it been clearly understood, it could not be fulfilled; because Satan would have found a way to be working in every age with impostors and deceivers; and as men have went on in the Sacrament, thinking my words were fulfilled by them that received it, perfectly so they would have went on by the sealed number, and no new song could have come to man. But here is a new song for man, to sing that their redemption draweth near, by the blood of the Lamb, that was slain for the transgression of man. And thus men must discern, in what manner all is explained, and in what manner I am coming to fulfil my Gospel, according to my words: and those that have the eyes of their understanding opened clearly to discern, and faith to believe in my visitation, that I am now come to fulfil the whole; such, I tell thee, are the sealed people that will stand with ME at the end; but marvel not in thy heart, why I chused a man whose heart was known to ME would draw back in heart and life, and cause others to do the same. These things I permitted to shew them plainly

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from my Gospel, how they are fulfilling my words: and know it is those who endure to the end that are the good to be preserved; and those are my sheep that come in by faith: but the others are thieves and robbers, who have no right to the tree of life: for they are not all of Israel that profess to be in Israel; but they must try to make their calling and election sure, if they wish to be the elect members, for whose sake the days will be shortened of sin and sorrow: and these are the elect that I shall avenge of their adversary, whose faith is strong in ME, that I shall fulfil the words I spoke in my Gospel, to dwell in you, and you in ME, who clearly discern from the bread and wine, that is kept in memory of my death, that the words are not perfectly fulfilled in them, any more than the sealed people have already learnt the new song of their redemption, to be redeemed from the power of death, hell, and sin. This they have not already learat: and there are thousands sealed, that know not for what they are sealed; but those that are scaled in faith I shall open the eyes of their understanding, to discern for what they are sealed-with the Blood of the New Covenant, to bring in man's redemption. This is what the Sealing is-for to fulfil my promise, and bring in the tree of life, that was preserved for man in the beginning, as a type and shadow to man; which type and shadow are done away; but the promise stands sure; for the promise stands to the end, though the tree is not standing to this day and so I tell thee, the sword is standing in my death, to bring in a newness of life to man, and cut off your adversary that betrayed. This is the promise that is standing; but how can the promise that stands on the records of heaven be a standard to man, if the type and shadow had never appeared to man: And though the type is done away, the promise stauds sure to the end.

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