the hands of the potter, only making known to man what the Lord in his unbounded mercies hath revealed to me; but if he simply supposes that they are looking to me for any power to deliver them myself, then he must be simple indeed. None of my believers are thus far void of understanding, as to think the power is in me, any more than they believe the power was in the prophets and apostles to fulfil their prophecies: they look upon them as men to whom the Lord gave prophecies, and warned the prophets what he should do, that they might warn the people; perfectly so in like manner do the believers look to me as clay in the hands of the potter, and as a servant in the hands of the master: they well know it is not in my power to foretel events, or to fulfil them, and therefore they give unto the Lord the glory and honour due unto his name, believing my visitation to be from the Lord, to warn us of the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ to destroy the works of the devil, and bring in his kingdom of righteousness and peace, according to the words of the prophets and the apostles Unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation and this the believers are looking for; and they are looking to the power of God to fulfil his words, but not me. Therefore every word that he hath brought forward of my making any thing of myself, or having any power of myself to do any thing, is a false accusation.

Now I shall come to an observation that he hath made in the 9th and 10th pages of his book.

"Beloved, let me freely speak to you concerning our father Abraham: when the Lord gave the promise to him, In thy seed shall all the nations. of the earth be blessed-did God tell Abraham that all the nations of the earth should be blessed

in Joanna Southcott? Did he speak of any other but the Messiah, the Salvation of his people, in Isaiah? than Jesus? He is the Lord our righ teousness. Look to Abraham your father, and Sarah your mother that bare you; not to Joanna Southcott."

Now to this I answer, Abraham was the father of the faithful; and for his faith and obedience the promise of God was made to Abraham, In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. But the meaning of these words were neither explained or understood, at the time the Lord made the promise to Abraham. This was 1872 years before Christ; then we must discern, from the Scriptures, how the seed of Abraham went on, before we come to Moses in the Land of Egypt, where the Lord worked miracles by him, to deliver the children of Israel from the hand of Pharaoh. Now the children of Israel might as foolishly have disputed that the Lord had commanded them to look to Abraham and not to Moses; because Moses's name was not mentioned, when the Lord made the promise to Abraham; neither was it mentioned before he was born; nor was it told at that time for what he was born, or for what ends his life was preserved, before the Lord appeared to Moses, as is mentioned in Exodus, iii.-then we find that the Lord worked miracles by the hand of Moses; and he prophesied of Christ; but he did not tell them what prophets should come before; he only spoke of one prophet that the Lord would raise up like unto him-him shall ye hear: but he did not speak of Eli, and Samuel, Nathan, Ahijah, Elijah, Micaiah, Elisha, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and all the other prophets their names were not mentioned in the Scriptures, before they appeared; and therefore the Jews might as well

have contended, when these prophets appeared, that they were not to hearken to them-only to look to Abraham and Sarah, and say their names were not mentioned to Abraham; and therefore they would not believe they were visited by the Lord. So if men contend in this simple manner, they may contend against all the prophets; and yet in this simple manner we find the Jews contended with our Saviour-We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man; how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? In this manner was their contention, without any knowledge of the meaning of the words, that in Abraham's seed should all the families of the earth be blessed; and from his seed came the Messiah, that was prophesied of 1872 years before Christ came. Now if we come to Abraham's seed, from whence our Lord and Saviour came, we must know it is a seed of faith to believe in him, and to rely upon all his words and promises; this is the seed the Lord hath promised that all the families of the earth shall be blessed in ; but are these promises all fulfilled? are all the families of the earth blessed? reason must tell us, no but if we look to Abraham our father, unto whom the promise was made, we must discern why this promise was made-"Because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gates of his enemies." Here we see obedience was required in Abraham; and the Lord put Abraham to the trial of his faith, before that promise was made to him; then do men marvel in their hearts, if the Lord put men to the trial in the beginning, and proved their obedience, be

fore he made the promise, is it marvellous to think the Lord should visit in the Spirit to put us to the trial of our faith, and give us commands what we shall do, before he comes to fulfil that promise? If the Lord commanded Moses to have the door posts sprinkled with the blood of the lamb, to mark the doors of the children of Israel, when he sent out the destroying angel through the land of Egypt, do men marvel that commands should be given now, when the Lord is coming to deliver us from our spiritual enemy? And now I shall come to the Gospel of Christ: Matthew, xviii-" Verily I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth, as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven." St. John, xvi." Ask and ye shall receive, that your joys may be full. These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs; but the time cometh when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the Father; at that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say unto you that I will pray the Father for you. These things have I spoken unto you, that in ME ye might have peace." Matthew, x.--"There is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known; what I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light; and what yc hear in the ear, that preach ye on the house top.' Chapter, xii." Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city, or house, divided against itself, shall not stand; and if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand? But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you; or else

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how can one enter into a strong man's house and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man, and then he will spoil his house. He that is not with ME is against ME; and he that gathereth not with ME Scattereth abroad." Chapter, vi.-"No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one and despise the other."

Now from the Gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ HE plainly told his disciples, that what was then covered should be revealed, and what was hid should be made known. It was not then revealed to the disciples what they should ask, that their joys might be full; or what should be bound on earth, that should be bound in heaven. These things were concealed from man, before the time came for the Lord to reveal them; therefore if we understand the Gospel of Christ aright, we may clearly discern that we ought to ask for the kingdom of God to be established in righteousness, and Satan to be bound and cast out, that his power may be cut off from men, before we can expect the Lord will do it for us. But as men dispute that these petitions come from the devil, here I have brought forward the words of our Lord and Saviour, as my judge and witness against them if Satan be divided against himself how then shall his kingdom stand-But mark the words, can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his goods. Here, from the Gospel, we may clearly discern the binding of Satan is mentioned; the readers may make an enquiry, what is meant by being bound on earth that should be bound in heaven? or how this Gospel can have any allusion to the Sealing? To this I answer, this was covered which is now revealed, that those who are longing for the coming of the Lord, to establish his kingdom