Ashton, 13th of 4th month, 1824.

I, THE LORD, who created the heavens and the earth -who made all things, and will prove myself all in all at the last, command thee, my servant John, as I commanded my servant Moses, to go forth amongst the Hebrews, that I will fulfil that Scripture, (Isa. xxviii. 11;) “For with stammering lips, and another tongue, will he speak to this people." This law shall they keep; they shall enter into the water, and be baptized for the redemption of soul and body; "And as a young man marrieth a virgin, so will I marry them, saith the Lord; and I will be their nursing father and nursing mother."

And I will send thee forth into many nations, kingdoms, and states, and those that are Israel Í will call forth; but those that call themselves Israel and are not I will destroy, saith the Lord. Thou shalt be to me as he that carries the writer's inkhorn, and crieth in the streets, whether they will hear or whether they forbear.

Written from John Wroe's mouth by William Tillotson.

For the Roman Catholics.

I, JESUS, the root, command thee to send these lines unto the Roman Catholic Doctors of Divinity, that Israel, which are hid among them, may hear and search for the truth. But instead of searching for the truth they hang me up in crucifixes; therefore if they do not pull them down I will tell thee what I will do unto them; I will burn down their houses, and their images with them, for I will have no pity on them.

For the Protestants.

I, THE LORD of heaven and earth, now command thee, my servant John, as I commanded Moses, with law, statutes, and judgments, that the same may be

handed unto all Protestant priests, and their hearers, that I may be clear from the blood of all men; for thou shalt cry aloud till the forty and two months be expired, which are forty and two years; for I said in my gospel I wrought to-day, and to-morrow, and on the third day I should be perfected. For I wrought two thousand years under the Antediluvian dispensation, and then I destroyed them. Then I wrought two thousand years under the law, and I sent my servant John to tell them to repent and enter into the water, and to be baptized for the preserving of the soul, which is from the second sentence, "Depart, ye cursed, into everlasting fire,”* it being prepared for Satan and his angels. And I have wrought now nearly two thousand years under the gospel dispensation, and now I send thee, my servant John, to cry aloud, that they circumcise their hearts unto me, and I will destroy death, hell, sin, and the grave, for their sakes, that they live in eternity.

Written from John Wroe's mouth by William Tillotson.

Ashton, 20th of 4th month, 1824.

Now, stand thou boldly before those that call themselves Hebrews, and declare unto them that the Lord thy God has caused thee to be circumcised, and I have healed thee; neither hast thou wound or sore remaining; and every one that comes harmless, having circumcised their hearts, shall be as thou art, for my word shall heal them.

Written from John Wroe's mouth by William Tillotson.

* The fire being everlasting or eternal; but this does not prove that they are to remain in it eternally, but till the final resurrection, that the accuser (Satan,) and the accused be brought face to face, and they return to their former estate. (Ezek. xvi. 55.)

Ashton, 6th of 5th month, 1824.

THE word of the Lord came unto me, saying:

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John, hearken unto my voice; be not afraid of man, nor dismayed at his looks, for I have sent thee unto the two houses; one house is of a strange speech, which thou canst not understand, which is Manasseh; but a part of the younger house, which is Ephraim, thou canst understand, they dwelling amongst the Gentiles, and it grieveth thee; and if thou couldst understand the other house it would grieve thee worse.

"Therefore, as Jacob laid hold of the heel of Esau, so will I cause thee to take hold of Esau's heel, that thou mayest throw him down, and gather my seed. And by the star of Jacob will I give thee light, until they be gathered; and this light is my Spirit, which shall be to them as a flaming sword, which turneth every way.

"Now, son of man! if thou refuse, I will take a thrashing instrument to thrash thee with; I will take thee into a ship, and remove thee from quarter to quarter; and my contrary winds shall toss thee to and fro, till thou submit to do my work; and when my children see this, they shall know that it is my hand, saith the Lord. They shall mourn in the inward man, that I may send thee unto them with my word, to declare unto them what they shall do; and thy wife shall mourn for thee; and a cry of death shall be heard in the land, that thou hast met with a watery grave; after this I will bring thee forth. And they shall say they have no more hold of thee than they had of Noah, for thou prophesiest nothing but lies; and they will seek thee, thinking to put thee to death."

Written from John Wroe's mouth by William Tillotson.

Street House, near Bradford, 2nd of 7th month, 1824. I WILL cause wind and water to gather into a body,

and I will put fire within them, and they shall burst; and shall cause howling, and weeping, and gnashing of teeth, one among another.

Written from John Wroe's mouth by Anne Lees.

This prophecy was fulfilled in the end of the same year, in almost all the nations of Europe, particularly in St. Petersburg, where the combination of these two elements, wind and water, produced the most dreadful and ruinous effects to the whole city and parts adjacent, with the loss of thirty thousand lives. The inundations in different parts of Germany are described as being almost a second deluge causing wretchedness and misery among thousands, and the loss of many lives.

Ashton, 16th of 8th month, 1824.

I WILL cause all evil and abominable things to come before thee, that thou mayest hand them to my committee; and they shall make it known to my children, that evil may be stayed, and lust depart from them; they shall be a people unto me, redeemed by my Spirit to be a holy people. And I will do that work by thee the last year, that shall make the ears of every king that heareth it to tingle.

Written from John Wroe's mouth by William Tillotson.

Ashton, 24th of 8th month, 1824.

THY father, brothers, and sisters shall be afraid of thee; for they shall not be able to stand before thee, for the words which I give thee shall prick them to their hearts.

When thou arrivest in America thy work shall be great, for thy voice shall be heard far and near; and they shall petition thee to stop at one place, and shall try to tempt thee, but I will confound them; for I will give thee a wandering spirit, and there

shall be no rest for the soles of thy feet. I will cause sleep to depart from thee, and thou shalt cry aloud and spare not. This shall be heard in many parts of America, and when thou returnest I will send thee unto Botany Bay, and a great gathering shall be there.

Written from John Wroe's mouth by William Tillotson.

Ashton, 10th of 9th month, 1824.

I HEARD a voice this morning, saying, Awake! son of man! and go out into the fields and highways, for fourteen days, and beg thy bread like a hungry man, and drink water out of the brooks, for hunger and thirst shall be upon thee! And as thou doest shall they and their children do; they shall go out into the fields, seeking blackberries, nuts, and wheat ears, for very hunger. And thou shalt tell them that Uriel has commanded thee to travel fourteen whole days, after the manner of man, and to cry out for clean meat; and each day shall stand for three, which makes forty-two, which shall stand for fortytwo years; for thou art commanded not to eat of their abominable meat. And if they can serve thee with clean meat, and can prove that they have clean meat, the Lord will prolong their days, and not burn up their earth. But, if not, his voice will be heard in every quarter that death has happened unto them; a burning-a famine, and that they have to run into the woods to hide themselves from his presence; for that their earth will be destroyed within the forty and two months, and that their months are lengthened into years to see if they will seek the Lord their God; for Jonah was commanded to cry, "Yet forty days!" which were changed into years: so now the Lord has commanded thee to say, Yet within forty-two months, from the time of the law and gospel being joined, for man to keep;" each month standing for a year, and the whole earth of

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