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ny had the Disciples in their days that they did not receive of me? I visited them again in my own body, as I promised them, I filled them with the Holy Ghost as I promised them, and I gave to them the power of working miracles. All that I said unto them I fulfilled; but I never promised them their kingdom of peace would be in this world, for I told them of the persecution they had to expect in this world; but when I spoke of the Comforter, when he cometh, it was to warn men of my coming and to testify of me. Then it must be known unto all men, my words must be fulfilled if my Gospel be true. Now let the wordly wise men answer me, what they make of my Gospel: but here I know the pondering of thy heart; how could this verse allude to a future period, when I said to my Disciples, ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning? Here thou judgest these words must allude to the Disciples, at the time when they were filled with the Holy Ghost; but I tell thee the Holy Ghost testified no more of me, to come in my Name, than they had known before; yet, it filled them with a clearer knowledge of what I had said unto them, that they also bore witness in their epistles, that there would be a farther revelation of ME, when it come to the end. And now discern from the Apostles what witness they bore of the end, and what were the visions that John saw of the end, then know they bore witness also, that the visitation OF MY SPIRIT WOULD BE IN THE END.

And this will be proved, when ye discern the words of the Apostles. Now come to the words thou stumbled at first, I said when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the father, even the spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the father; he shall testify of me.

Now if these words had only been meant for the Disciples, and not for a future, period, than.

these words must have followed, "it shall come to you, and you shall bear me witness:" but know I spoke of the spirit of truth, that should testify of ME hereafter; and of that they also should bear witness: so that their words left on record should confirm the truth of the spirit, when it come to testify of me.

And now come to the Apostles-1st Epistle of Peter, i. 5. Who are kept by the power of God through faith, unto salvation; ready, to be revealed in the last time.-13th v. Gird up the loins of your minds, be sober, and hope to the end, for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Now from these words, ye must discern what witness the Apostle bore-The power of God unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time: then know he bore witness also of the words that I had said before, that the Comforter, which is the spirit of truth, should be revealed to testify of me. He does not tell them what had been already revealed was all the knowledge they were to expect, but he telleth them salvation was ready to be revealed

IN THE LAST TIME.

Then know all men, what was ready to be done, is not yet done, therefore, he telleth them a FUTURE REVELATION should be given, and he bids them to look for the honour and glory, at the appearing of JESUS CHRIST, and for the grace that is to be brought unto them at the revelation of Jesus Christ; this is the witness the Apostle bere of me, which they were to hope for. And now discern what he saith farther, that scoffers would come in the last days, saying, where is the promise of his coming, for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation; this was the witness my Apostle bore of the end; and this, I told them, of the end, that they would be like the people of

Sodom and Gomorrah; and like the days of Noah would my coming be: and like the days of Noah it will be to thousands. Now come to the 1st Epistle of John, chap. iii. v. 2. This is the testimony given by my Disciples, that they were not then what they expected man would be, but they were looking for the coming of their Lord, to be the Saviour of the world. And of this he testified of ME, that I came to destroy the works of the devil; but they did not say they were then destroyed. Now let men discern the words of Peter, and John, and come to the following words of Paul, 1 Epis. Thess. ch. 5. v. 18, 19. This is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you, quench not the spirit, despise not prophecying, be preserved blameless unto the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Epis. c. ii. v. 7, 8. He who now letteth, will let until he be taken out of the way, and then shall the wicked be revealed. whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming. Here I have shewn thee, from the words of the Apostles, how they also bore witness of the END, that the Spirit of Truth should come and testify of ME, and that was the will of God concerning. men, that they should not quench the spirit when it came, nor despise the prophecies that testify of my coming. Here I have shewn thee from my Disciples how they testified of the END, and bore witness that these things would be. And now come to the words that I said unto them, when the Spirit of Truth is come, he will guide you into all truths, for he shall not speak of himself, but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak; and he will shew you things to come. Now from these words, all men must understand that when the Spirit of Truth is come, to guide you into all truths, it is a Spirit of Prophecy; and the Spirit speaketh in mysteries to them that do not understand how it cometh, or how it goeth; but to them that are born of the

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Spirit, and have received the Spirit, it is no mystery how the words are heard. But know what I said, he that heareth the Spirit, speaketh what he hear eth; for, ye cannot vainly suppose, I meant the Spirit should come down in the world, openly to mankind, to deliver my will, and tell you what was to come! I tell you no: when the Holy Ghost came upon the Disciples, it was to fill them with my Spirit, that they might go and establish my words, and bear witness of the END. So in like manner, when the Spirit of Truth cometh to warn you off the end, it cometh to whom it is sent, and speaketh the words of truth; and whether it be to a man, or a woman, the Spirit is the same, and the words are the same. Now let all men discern through thy visitation, the words are spoken of ME: to my honour, to my kingdom, to my coming, and to my glory, is all thy visitation, which is shewn unto thee, and unto all men. Now what honour in all thy writings hast thou ascribed to thyself? Dost thou say thou hast wisdom to foreknow, or power to accomplish any thing? or that thou art going to establish a kingdom of peace? dost thou not tell them thou art nothing, thou canst do nothing, neither hast thou any thing to give them, that thou canst enrich the believers thereby? then who does the Spirit testify of-thee or me? thou answerest in thy heart, all that the Spirit speaketh, is, as though he was speaking in the NAME of the LORD JESUS CHRIST-Coming from GoD speaking of GOD as though the Lord was speaking himself: in this manner is thy visitation from a Spirit invisible, and unseen. In this way thou receivest thy communications; for the Spirit of Truth is come, to guide you into all truths: that the time is come for me to be glorified; and therefore he speaketh all in my name, what is shewn unto all men. So whether it is I the Lord speaketh, or whether the Spirit is sent to speak in my name, let

it be deeply observed by all, he speaketh of no other Spirit but ME; neither in any name but mine. So now let men weigh thy visitation, with my Gospel, and judge for themselves, if, the Spirit is not come, to say the Lord must be glorified, and to comfort all that believe my Bible will be fulfilled. For now I will tell thee what the Comforter meaneth; it is to deliver you from all troubles that ye are bound with, by the powers of darkness, that is the Prince of this World, which I said, should be judged, and cast out; and now let it be observed unto men, the prince of this world is judged by those that believe in ME, that he is the cause of your sorrows, the cause of your sins, and the cause of your misery; this, is the judgment of believers, and now you are comforted in my name, that I shall come and cast him out, and fill you with the comfort of my Spirit, and the joy of the Holy Ghost, and deliver you from all evil; this is the fulfillment of the Comforter to mankind; but the fulfillment of that comfort, was not sent to the Disciples whilst they were in this world; but they received it in the world to come, as I told them. Now remember what the Disciples went through; temptations and persecution, sorrows without and within, read the life of the Disciples; and then, you will know their comfort was not in this world, but from the joy of the Holy Ghost, they were filled with the joy of the world to come; and yet, they theirselves were truly convinced, there would be a time of joy in this world at MY SECOND COMING, that they themselves had never received; if you discern the words of the Apostles, it doth not yet appear, what we shall be, they were assured from the Holy Ghost, that a greater knowledge of me would be revealed by my Spirit before my coming; this is affirmed by the Apostles, and this is the witness they bore. And now to bear

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