trust in silver and gold, it shall not deliver him, for I see a great nakedness among you-you are neither hot nor cold, yet there shall a remnant come out of you, though you have blind guides among you, that will neither walk in the commands themselves nor permit others."

Now, if you hearken to this, I will tell you what you must sign to; that the Lord is sending his Spirit into the world to gather Israel, that he may redeem their bodies, as he redeemed his own, from death, hell, sin, and the grave, that ye may dwell in his Spirit till he put it within your temples.

Written from John Wroe's mouth by William Lees.

London, 24th of 12th month, 1823.

To the committee of the Lord's children, for the execution of the commands to George Turner: "Thus saith the Lord, I have nourished you until you have forgotten your first love, and one part of you have been following strange gods of silver and gold. This is the second time I, the Lord, have warned you, and the second letter you have received. Ye stiff-necked, and uncircumcised in heart, who call yourselves Israel, if ye hearken not to this I will give you to the four winds; yet I have a remnant among you who have not partaken of the corrupt gold. Now, if ye will ask of me in serious prayer, I will show you plainly of my servant. Have not I, the Lord, sent thee to them with these words?"

TO JOHN NISBET, one of the forenamed committee. When I was in Italy, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

"There was one of the committee that had not partaken of the silver and gold, and that I should call upon him; and that he had a work for him to do, which he will make known, and for all the rest he would separate them, as he is dividing the true

Israelites; for the Lord will send his word into all nations, kingdoms, and states, and will find a remnant in every kingdom."

Ashton, 27th of 12th month, 1823.

SON of man! arise and behold my children! For one of my shepherds has caused thy body to stink, and the stink is come into my nostrils, and it shall fume over the face of the whole earth, that I cleanse my sanctuary.

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This night shall be one of mourning, which shall be heard in all the land, and then your sanctuary shall be cleansed. And as thou doest among this people, so shalt thou do in the churches and chapels into which I cause thee to go; and this shall be a grievous mourning in their sight, for it is against all the land.

And as thou mournest, so shall the priests, for I will not hear them, saith the Lord; for revenge is mine, and the whole earth is on fire, which shall leave neither root nor branch of evil.

Written from John Wroe's mouth by Henry Lees.

DIVINE COMMUNICATIONS.

1824.

Idlethorpe, 26th of 1st month, 1824.

THIS morning, in bed, I had the following vision shewn unto me, that I was travelling between Rowley and Oakenshaw; I had a staff in my left hand, and a measure, with a joint in the middle, in my right, and I measured as I walked. I called at several houses, where they asked me what the instrument in my right hand was; I told them it was to measure the earth. They were surrounded with victuals, and I was almost dying with hunger, but no one relieved me, and I went on measuring till I arrived at Toad-holes, where I met with my mother's father, who had been dead many years, and he said "What art thou measuring?" I answered, "Thou

knowest."

Question. And who are the people with whom thou hast been? I made him the same answer; and he added, "I'll tell thee who they are; they are the Gentiles, whose end will be as Esau's, for they will neither feed thee nor receive thy word." He continued, "Dost thou know that thou hast to measure many nations? But the Gentiles thou art not to measure, for they are to be burnt up and destroyed; but thou art sent to measure Israel, and the Lord thy God will make them Israelites after thou hast measured them, and he is with thee; and thou hast been despairing in thy mind, but the Lord will gather a great number by thee, for thou art as a brand plucked out of the fire." And I measured till I arrived at Wibsey Bank-foot, and no person still relieving me, I came to myself with hunger.

Idlethorpe, 27th of 1st month, 1824.

THE word of the Lord came unto me by the same angel which had before ministered unto me, saying: Satan stands continually ready to destroy thee, and he will insinuate to the hearts of the people that thou hast destroyed thyself, and they will say thou art mad, and unfit to live.

"And after the forty days are expired thou wilt have to enter into the priests' houses for three days, and then thou shalt go into the water, at which time you will see how Satan will swell, for he will gather a large number to fight against you all.

"And thy measure, which thou hast in thy hand, is the Spirit's measure. And as thou wert hungry they shall hunger; and as thou wert thirsty so shall the earth be; for I will cause a drought to come upon both man and beast, and all the earth shall know that I have sent thee unto them. And as

thou hast eaten thy bread by weight so shall the Gentiles; and as thou hast eaten with care and astonishment so shall the world; but it shall not be so with my children, for then it shall be known that I am separating them."

Written from John Wroe's mouth by William Tillotson.

As a part of the fulfilment of this prophecy, witness the great drought of the spring of 1834, the failure of the harvest and the consequences thereof; also a great distress in Ireland in 1846-7.

Idlethorpe, 20th of 2nd month, 1824.

I, THE LORD, command that these words be sent unto all my children, for I will manifest myself unto my people this year. And for thee, thou shalt be circumcised on the 17th of the 4th month this year, and my children shall see it, and it shall be a certain sign that it is my word. Now, let not this be a trial unto thee, but trust in me, for I will deliver

thee as I delivered Isaac. Then the rest of my children shall be circumcised.

This world asketh thee the meaning of these forty days. Now, stand thou boldly before the world; tell them it is vanity-it is prepared for the fire, and that the Lord thy God has made known unto thee what the forty days are; that they are the days I will plead with fire from heaven, and that they cannot get near my sanctuary then; and that the ark of my protection will be with my sanctuary, and it shall destroy them.

Written from John Wroe's mouth by William Tillotson.

Ashton, 11th of 4th month, 1824.

SON of man! cause these words which I give thee to be put to paper, that the same may be sent to all the shepherds of the earth, for this is a rebellious house, and tell them they have fulfilled my parable, and their measure runs over; and tell them the four beasts and the twenty-four elders are on the earth, and they fall down and worship me; but the shepherds worship me not, but despise my ways, and I will chase them, for I will hunt them even as the hounds hunt the foxes into the holes of the earth; for they will be of the house of Esau, who sought for death, and I hated his end. But in Jacob will I be known, for he sought, and desired all righteousness. . But the shepherds choose their own ways, for they are a stiff-necked house, but I will break down their walls, for I have an earthly king who shall draw the sword for my children, and go before them to prepare the way.

And tell them I have put the same spirit upon thee which I did upon Noah; so the ark shall be prepared that fire cannot destroy. It is he that liveth, and was dead, that has given thee this; his name is Immanuel.-Published in the Imperial Gazette newspaper, 5th of 6th month, 1824.