But first, the LOVE of MEN I'll surely try,
And then my arrows shall like fury fly.
If Men should hasten, as a few begin,
The Victory of the LORD would soon be seen;
Because they'll find мe standing in the air,
With the drawn Swords, that did to thee appear ;*
And fast my angels they will follow on,
Till Satan headlong to his Pit shall come,
With all his legions, and his hellish host,
That of their power do so proudly boast;
And then their power they may set up in hell,
With all his host, and let his power swell:
For he shall find that I shall gain the war-
The Woman conquer'd; let the fool take care;
Because my honour she did so maintain,
And now I'll prove my honour to her friends;
And all shall find her words of ME were true;
And as she judg'd ME, I for her did do;
And as you judge ME now I'll do for all,

And prove to Man, from Heaven hath been her call.
But as she's simple, simply now I speak;
But Man will tremble, when my fury breaks,
And like a Marof War for to appear,
And every foe before ME now I'll clear.
So now you see, your Bible's hastening on :
As by the Woman Mysteries here are shown;
So by the Woman Mysteries did begin,
When first their Nakedness to them was seen;
So by the Woman's hand it shall appear,
To show you Cloathing every soul shall wear.
As from the trees, the leaves in Autumn fall,
So in the Spring, I now do tell you all,
That the same trees do all bud out again,
And so the green leaves you may then see plain
To bud, to blossom, and the fruit appear,

And bring the leaves to man another year :
Just so's the WOMAN, like the Trees become;

And know, the Fruit came from the Woman's hand;
And so the Fruit doth from her all appear-
I ask what man a child did ever bear,

More than the elm, or the lofty trees?

The Fruit's in Woman, judge this as you please,
Who brought to Man the GOOD FRUIT at the first,t
And from the Woman shall the good fruit burst;
Though at that time the good fruit it did fall,
But now you'll find 'tis budding out for all,
To bring the perfect Fruit to Man again;
And here's the Fruit that ever shall remain,

* See Strange Effects of Faith, page 29. This alludes to the Birth of Christ.

To bud, to blossom, and bring every year.
With my Creation I shall all compare;
So now, I tell you to mark every sign;
The fallen leaves are budding to mankind,
That will the perfect fruit unto you bring,

And from the WOMAN must the GOOD FRUIT Spring;
Because no Fruit did ever come from Man,
Though it is often grafted by his hand:

But 'tis the trees that must the fruit now bear,
That man hath pruned, and grafted with all care;
So I have pruned, and grafted the Fruit for Man,
And here's the Tree from whence your Knowledge comes;
Twelve manner of Fruit you'll find this Tree to bear;
So now, all Nations, you may hope and fear;
For he that plucks this Fruit through unbelief,
I tell him in the end he'll find his grief;
And he that saith, "the Fruit, let it remain
"Until 'tis ripe, and then we shall see plain
"What fruit is on it, whether good or bad;
"And then the knowledge from it may be had-"
To such I tell you, you
do go
too far;
For when the ripen'd Fruit do all appear,
The withered Fruit will fall before the time;
And so the knowledge you too late will and;
Because no judgment you will draw before,
That all the Fruit was ripe, and then see clear;
But then your Wisdom it will be too late;
The Fruit's preserv'd, and the door is shut!
And then too late your judgment you will show,
When those who judg'd it first, you all will know,
Will take possession of the Tree of Life:
It is the HEIRS to it must end the strife;
But know, an Heir to it no Man can be,
But such as from the LEAVES begin to see."

Here I shall insert part of a letter, I sent to the Rev. Mr. Foley; it being the answer of the Lord to me concerning him, when I heard he had launched into the great deep, by making known to the people, where he resides, these communications; for when believers are joined with unbelievers, the latter think the former mad. I was thus auswered:

"Fear not thou worm, Jacob, nor be dismayed, ye men of Israel; for I am your GOD, and will be with you, and protect you; and I will shame all that shame you, and confound all that confound you.

For as you have begun, the SHEPHERDS of the flock must follow, or be no shepherds: for the Lord will send faithful labourers into his vineyard, as the harvest of the Lord is nigh at hand. However confident men may be, that there is no cause for them to judge for themselves, or sign their names; they will find there is no man that will have part in the Tree of Life, whosé NAME is not found written, and the SEAL given him for these are the leaves for the healing of the nations. The pure river that proceeded out of the throne of God, and the LAMB, is the PURE WORD OF GOD." The TREE in the midst of it you will see explained in the following verses; and what is meant by the leaves of the tree for the healing of the nations. You know it is written, the servants of the Lord shall be sealed, before they hurt the earth or the sea: so they will find it a blessing that the Lord has established you amongst them, if they obey the call: but whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, speak my words unto them, saith the Lord, by his prophet; and so you have faithfully done, that you may be clear from the blood of all men.

"The HEALING of the NATIONS now is come,
And from the TREE a LEAF I'll give to MAN,
That he may prove to it he is an Heir,
When all the Fruit do unto him appear.
So by their Leaves the Heirs I all shall see,
By every Leaf that's given from the Tree:
And every Leaf that's given I do mean,

It is the SEALS that must the HEIRSHIP gain;
Because another cannot stand an Heir;
These are the Leaves for healing do appear,
To heal the Nations as they all do come.
Thou'lt find the SEAL must go through every Land;
For when thou dost die, the SEAL it must be given
Unto thy Friend, where I the lump shall leaven;
But that, I say, I'll tell thee at the time,
But here's the Leaves, the Nations all will find,
That sure must heal them of their every Fall,
And ign their Names to have my kingdom all.
And so the Fruit will every Month appear;
I tell you all you'll see another year;

For fast I say it all is hastening on-
The healing of the Nations is begun.
Although the Fruit it does not yet appear,
The Balm is laid before the Wound is cur'd:
But in the end the Wound it shall be heal'd;
And from these Leaves the Nations shall not fail
To gain my Kingdom, and to bring it near,
And Satan's Kingdom it shall disappear:
And then the Chapter it will hasten on-
They'll find the SPIRIT and the BRIDE are come;
They'll find the Roor of DAVID to appear,
And then the MORNING STAR, you may see clear,
Is with the EVENING STAR arose to shine;
The night's approaching, and the day decline,
For Satan's Kingdom for to govern here;
'Tis Man hath all to hope; but fools shall fear,
Who judge these things came from a Woman's hand,
Without the LORD, and in such order stand.

Then tell me why such thoughts ne'er came before,
To prove my Bible, and to make it clear,
That every word that's written there is true?
'Tis more than any learned man can do,
To make my Bible clear as thou hast done;
I ask, what Rock this Nation's built upon,
If that my Bible they do all deny ?-

And now I'll come to the weak Faith of thee."

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Here is the answer to Women, as some were de sirous to know if any may be admitted at the proving of the sealed writings.

"Now I answer thee of women: They followed ME to my Cross, and stood weeping to see ME crucified; they were the first at my Sepulchre to see my Resurrection;now I will not refuse women that assist thee. Let it be known unto all men, the work at first was carried on by women; the first presents that were made were from the women;so they showed their love and faith, before man showed any. So now suffer women to be present, and forbid them not. It was by a Woman I came into the world in the form of a Man;and now by a Woman I will reveal myself unto men, in and through the woman, as much in the SPIRIT as I did then in the Flesh make my appearance to the world from the woman; and now from the woman shall my SECOND COMING be revealed,

that no man may boast, nor be worshipped in my stead; for there it is thatfalse Christs will arise in man; but no Saviour can arise in a woman, for her to be a Christ. For here I AM, all in all acknowledged by thee, come to heal the fall of the woman, which must first be healed, before man's redemption can come; for how can man that is born of a woman be free from his fall, or from his original guilt, before the original guilt be taken away? However deep men apply their Bibles, the fountain must first be cleared before the vessel can bring forth clear and living water; can a corrupt fountain bring forth a pure stream? If the fountain be tainted, the water will be tainted also; if the vessel be tainted, the liquor is tainted. Therefore as long as the taint of the fall remains in the woman, all her offspring must be tainted the same; but first make the vessel good, then the liquor will be good also: therefore I said, the new wine must have new bottles; for the old bottles would burst with the new wine: now I tell thee, every old bottle will burst, that looks for redemption in Christ, before the fall of the woman is freed; for here is the meaning of the bottles being new when the wine is new also: and now if you put a new piece on an old garment, the rent will be made worse; so the garment must be made new throughout. So he that will not believe the Sun of Righteousness will arise with healing in his wings, to heal the fall of the woman, will never be healed in this world; for it is by faith ye are saved, and that not of yourselves; for it is the Lord must heal the fall, but ye must have faith to believe it. So if ye will not have faith to sign your names, to wish for my coming, and Satan to be destroyed, ye shall never live to enjoy it. I will, for this, be inquired of by the house of Israel; and every man must set to his seal that God is true. He said the woman should be the helpmate for man; "and now as a helpmate we receive her." He said it was not good for man to be alone; "and now we prove the truth of