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ordered thee to warn the JEWS, that the CHILD will be born to be the PRINCE of PEACE for them, and restore them back to the promised land. But in this Jews and GENTILES must join in the fight as well as faith; and OTHER NATIONS will come to join with them. I shall explain to thee the meaning of

"At their feet (the mystery's great)

The Nations all must come.'

This meaneth the same faith and belief that is established by JEWS and GENTILES, when they have seen the wondrous works of the Lord, concerning the BIRTH of the CHILD; the manner it was foretold in the Strange Effects of Faith, in Ninety-two and the following years; and now to see in what manner it is brought round to be fulfilled, when thou art come to old age; and then to see in what manner I have brought forward the Prophets to compare with my Gospel, to shew them plainly that such an event must take place, to fulfil it. This will convince both JEWS and GENTILES, who are men of wisdom, prudence, and understanding, of the truth of the Prophets, the truth of my Gospel, and that thy visitation is from the Lord, as a three-fold cord to bind together. And so on my words they must stand, and convince other nations to stand the same upon the Scripture and its fulfil

ment.

"And now discern the shadows of this year, that I have told thee the PRINCE of PEACE shall be born; because I have told thee it is by him. that I shall establish Peace throughout the Earth: and now discern the Shadow of Peace, which they say the Kings are making with ENGLAND, while at the same time Bonaparte, as I told thee

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"If ENGLAND would take care, I'd rid him from this coast: and let them see how far he is gone from the coast.

"Here weigh deeply page 60, and then ye may see the types and shadows, how many have appeared together this year, in the likeness of what I ordered thee to bring together last year.

"And now let it be penned what thou hast heard was spoken by the Jews, and by some of the rabbies that are their leaders."

I have been informed that some of the principal men among the Jews say, that they will wait to see the event; and many of them say, that when the Child shall be born, as mentioned, then they will receive him.

"In answer to what the Hebrews have saidif the SoN be born, they will receive him, let them look to page 49, the propheey given in

1801:

"Your Captain too shall quickly come

And bring all to an end,

And fix his glorious empire o'er

The wise whose hearts will bend.

As in a humble manger here

Kings did their Sovereign see,

So my low handmaid doth appear
To all a mystery."

This was a prophecy given of the Son, that I have warned thee now shall be born, and by whom I shall establish my kingdom throughout the world. For though HE comes first as a captain to conquer, and to establish the wise, that do believe, of the Hebrews, in their own land yet by him my Gospel will be established, and he will bring in a universal peace throughout all the earth. But let no one say, as some have nocked already, this is a new SAVIOUR: but I tell them, this is the SECOND to establish the

FIRST; the COMFORTER that I said should come; the SPIRIT of TRUTH, whom I said should come to guide men into all truths. But what fulfilment of my Gospel do the great professors thereof now allow will be fulfilled, without the COMFORTER'S coming to establish the everlasting Gospel, and to have it preached throughout the world: but if men deny the LAST, they never can establish the FIRST. How will they prove my Gospel to be established amongst all nations, kindred, and people, which is promised in the end shall be? But as men say it is a new SA, VIOUR, and some judge it setting my GOSPEL aside, I shall now make it plain to mankind, that a way-faring man though a fool may not err therein, if he have eyes to see the day-light before him, and compare it with my Gospel. I said I came to give up my life for my sheep, that I came to take away the sin of the world in the end, and to bring in the redeinption of man; so that, from the Gospel, they must see there is no other SAVIOUR mentioned, to save them with an everlasting salvation, that all men must look unto, but the LORD JESUS CHRIST, who tasted death for every mau, and gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time; and without ME ye can do nothing. So that let no one look upon this CHILD as a new SAVIOUR, or a second SAVIOUR, that giveth up his life for the transgression of men. For, were this SON to be put to death, as I was on the cross; then fatal destruction must come upon all; because there remaineth no more offering to be made for sin. And by this let all men see, that HE is not born to be the SAVIOUR of the WORLD, in the likeness I came to die for man; but a SON created by the POWER of the FATHER, which proceedeth from the HOLY GHOST, to establish my kingdom in the end:

and, it is I the LORD must give HIM power to go on conquering and to conquer, till the heathens fall before him and, this I shall do in men, and by men who receive him: they will see the power given from on High, before the CHILD is old enough to be any CONQUEROR at all; because my POWER and my WORKING, my WAYS and DECREES, which I shall bring round, will soon follow after his BIRTH. So from this all may see where the eyes of men must be looking to-the POWER of HIM that created the CHILD; and therefore I told thee of the believers, and of the great affection thou feelest in thyself, in love in the SON; know the reproof gave thee-thou shouldest not let thy love to the SON make thee forget the FATHER. In like manner I said of the believers, if their tokens of love were in honour to the LORD, and if it was for my sake they shewed such love to the CHILD; then I told thee their love was accepted of the LORD, because it is done for my sake.

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But, as I spoke parables throughout my Gospel, to compare the Kingdom of Heaven to men, and likened things that were spiritual to things that were temporal; so in like manner, I shall speak from a parable now, and come to the reign of Kings: When a Prince is born, do men say that a new King is born? Doth that do away the power of the Father from reigning a king as long as he liveth? But doth the Prince, when he cometh to reign as a King do away the memory of his Father from standing as a King.

"Let them look to the reign of David, how he is called the Father of the Kings of Israel one after the other. All is brought back to David, whose throne I said should be established in the end, and whose memory none of the Kings that came after him did away. Here, if men understand the Scriptnres aright, and could see my

Gospel clear, what I spoke of the SoN being re vealed in the end, they would see that it doth not do away the SAVIOUR of mankind; neither is it another SAVIOUR, any more than the Kings who came after David were another David.

Here I shall speak from myself, and come to the observation of some people, who do not speak out of mockery or ridicule, but who say they cannot believe it possible that a woman of my age should have a Son, forgetting that nothing is impossible with God. The very things which they seem to stumble at, why they cannot believe, are the very things which strengthen me to believe, when reason is called to my assistance, and the meaning of the Scriptures brought for ward and explained. But had this visitation been when I was first warned by prophecies; then it would have greatly alarmed my fears, and my jealousy of being deceived; and, in like manner, so it would had it been ten years agone: I should have had a thousand fears and doubts concerning the visitation. But when I reflect now on my age, and the number of years I have been led on by prophecies; and the meaning of many things, it was said, would not be understood till the end, as they stood in mysteries; now when these things were called together and explained to me, being brought round by the wisdom and power of God, to shew that nothing is impossible with the Most High, it makes the whole much clearer to my understanding and belief, as being from the Lord, than it would have been to me, if this visitation had come in younger days. For then, as I have said, jealousy would have alarmed my fears: so what appears wonderful to men to believe, from my age, is the very thing that strengthens my faith; because my whole life I have often called to remembrance, aud meditated in what manner

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