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of them all. And now come to the miracles that were wrought, in this chapter, with the five barley Joaves and two small fishes, to feed five thousand, and there remained of the fragments twelve baskets of the five barley loaves, after they had eaten and were filled. These miracles being wrought amongst them they said, of a truth, this is the prophet that should come into the world. But when I told them for how much greater wonders than these I came into the world, they said who could hear it, and departed from ME. Now from this I shall shew thee the folly that is in mankind: they believed my miracles, because they saw them, and were filled, with the multitude; but they did not believe that I should come hereafter to do greater signs and wonders amongst them, or to do greater signs and wonders in the world, at any future period, to fill them with the Holy Ghost, to fill them with my Spirit, and make them in my likeness, to dwell in man, and man in ME. This appeared too marvellous for them to believe, not considering how marvellous it was for ME to feed five thousand with five barley loaves and two fishes, and the fragments that remained to fill twelve baskets. And now I tell thee, as the fragments remained over and above filling the multitude. so the fragments remain of the Gospel to be fulfilled. Now mark from the first miracle, what number were filled with the five barley loaves, which was a miracle if none had remained; but as there were so many remained after the multitude was filled, know all men there yet remain greater miracles to fulfil my Bible; for know what remained was not consumed, and what remaineth of my Gospel is not fulfilled; but as the hungry were then fed by wonders and miracles, so, I tell thee, by wonders and miracles I shall fulfil the remainder of my Gospel; and so they that are now hungering after ME will find themselves filled with greater miracles than they were filled at that time with the barley

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loaves and fishes, when I come to gather up the fragments that remain to fulfil my Gospel, that nothing be waste and nothing shall be lost of the words I have spoken; so there remain greater miracles to fulfil my Gospel and bring in my kingdom than were done in the days of my disciples to establish my Gospel.

Now come to the beginning of St. John-In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God, the same was in the beginning with God. Now mark from these words, what the WORD was in the beginning, when I laid the foundation of the earth and created all things, and established all things; the WORD was, that it was good; then if God saw that it was good, be assured that he will establish to make good all things that he hath created; for this was the WORD in the-beginning, and the WORD was GOD; then know all men, GoD is TRUTH; and in righteousness and truth must the world be established, according to the beginning what God created it for. In the beginning HE made man in his own image and his own likeness; then know, if that WORD he Gon, which meaneth TRUTH, that Truth must be established; and what was said in the beginning must be accomplished in the ending. Now mark the words of St. John-The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. Now how will men answer these words, to say the Word was made tiesh? Thou sayest in thy heart, thou canst not understand them; and I tell thee, they are understood by no man; though they profess to explain my Gospel; but know, if the Word was made flesh by my coming in the flesh. to dwell amongst men, in the likeness of man, then the Word that was spoken in the creation, of making MAN in my own image and likeness must become flesh in my likeness, for man' to dwell with ME, as I dwelt with him; and so the Word that was spoken in the beginning must, be fulfilled in the PERFECTION of

MAN; for know it is written, Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world. Now let all men discern what brought sin into the world; was not sin brought into the world by the arts of the devil? and doth he not go on to this day to be the author of every sin? Then how can it be fulfilled, that I have taken away the sin of this world, before I have taken the author of sin out of the world? It is taking the devil out of the world, and all his sinful power and practice, is taking of sin out of the world; and before he is taken away, sin cannot be taken out of the world; for it is known unto all men, sin yet remaineth; and where is the man who can deny it? But sin, as I have told thee, is under the Gospel still remaining, as it was under the Law; but know the Word that was in the beginning, that the evil power should receive his curse, and his head should be bruised, as my heel was; then if the FIRST WORD became flesh, to dwell amongst men, to have my heel bruised, according to the words in the beginning, then according to the words in the beginning, I must bruise Satan's head, and take sin out of the world. Here are the Scriptures of truth, which men must prove are fulfilled, or they must confess, like the fragments of the twelve baskets, that remained, they yet remain to be fulfilled; and it is known unto thee, and it must be known unto all men, they stand remaining to be fulfilled; for if the Law was given to Moses, to deliver the children of Israel from the hand of Pharaoh, which was but a shadow of good things to come of the promised land, let them know that Grace and Truth came by Jesus Christ, to deliver men from the bondage of sin and Satan, and to give them the promised land of my Kingdom, that it may be established in righteousness and peace, according to the Word spoken in the creation. Now this Word was with God in the beginning, and this Word is God to fulfil it in the ending; as I have told thee God is truth. Now mark the chapter, and how I have explained it, and

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bring ME the man that will explain it another way, then tell thee there can be no truth in him; for know what I told them-Hereafter ye shall see the heavens open and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man; then cometh the fulfilment of my Gospel, that as I was made flesh to dwell with man, to fulfil the words of the promise, so man shall be made flesh in my likeness, to dwell with ME, and I with him; and the sin of this world shall be taken away. Here I have shewed thee, from the Scriptures of truth, how every word stands upon record, that I told thee in the beginning

"Saints should see it and rejoice;
Hell should tremble at my voice:
Saints rejoice, and sinners fear,
When I bring salvation near.-
All the earth shall know the Lord,
And sing his praise with one accord." 1

Book, p. 32.

This I told thee in the beginning was the ending of my visitation to thee; and now I am shewing thee, from the Scriptures of truth, how all these things stand upon record to be fulfilled, and to fulfil the words I first said to thee; but know what I said at the marriage in Cana-my hour was not yet come and the water pots were first filled with water, before they were turned to wine; and the best wine was preserved to the last; perfectly so, I now tell thee, my hour was not then come to fulfil my Gospel and the words that I spoke unto them; and my Gospel still stands but as water pots filled with water to man; for the best wine, that is reserved for the last, men have not tasted; and yet I tell thee, the time is drawing near, that they will find the water wine, the truth of my Words, and the glory of my Kingdom. But I tell thee, my Gospel is no more understood by man, than the Jews understood my saying-destroy the temple, and in three days I will raise it up: but they understood not that I meant the temple of my body; neither is it understood-taking away the sin of the

world, that it is taking away the power of the devil. But I know thy thoughts, how it has been explained by men-taking away the sins of believers. But is this taking away the sin of the world? Doth not the sin of the world remain? Then how can the sin of the world be taken away, if it alludes to religious men? they might say it was taken away before I came into the world, by the holy men that were in the world before; witness the holy men of old, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Noah, Daniel and Job, and all the Prophets, besides thousands whose names are not mentioned; therefore I tell thee, no man can allude those words to my coming into the world to take away the sin of the world; because there are religious men under the Gospel, as there were under the Law; and yet know, the sin of the world still remaineth; then how can they say it is taken away?—and the sin of unbelief is not taken away from religious men to this day but know it is written, God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through HIM might be saved; then if the world be saved through HIM, HE must take away the sin of the world, that they may be saved from the power of sin; but will men argue sin is ever to remain, and not to be condemned, because I came into the world to save them from sin, and to take away sin out of the world? But if I had said, I come not to destroy the power of sin, and to cast out the prince of this world, then men might say I came to save them in their sins, and not to deliver them from sin; but know it is written, I come to take away the sin of the world, that the world through ME might be saved but how do men dispute my Gospel, without discerning what is written!

Now mark the words that I said to NicodemusYe must be born again; but where is the man who understands the words? I know the thoughts of thy heart; thou sayest it is explained by men, that every

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