braided him for it, and humbly prayed for mercy; and mercy I granted him; and said, he should be with ME in Paradise. Now here are the two different men; the one upbraiding, and calling for miracles, to be saved in the midst of their scorn and contempt; the other believed without miracles; and I shall save them as I did the thief'; and like the thief they shall find ME their SAVIOUR and REDEEMER, and they shall have a paradise here on earth. Now I tell thee why I threatened the parliament, if they did not free Brothers from prison; because I knew, by his being alone, Satan was working strong within him, and it will be fatal for man, if he is not freed, and brought forth, to answer for his last book, by what spirit it was written; and they will see whether he is in his senses or not.

From Adam's fall I tell them now their lot;
For hasty now he's bringing death on all,
That don't reprove the madness of his fall;
Because with lies he's forg'd the name of God;
He wrote from Satan every word he said.
So now to men I say they'll tremble all,
If they from prison don't the prophet call;
For on their heads he's bringing now the curse,
Like Sampson's fury, when his eyes were lost.
Though in the ruins he did perish there,
He slew his foes, and all alike did share:
The stately buildings he did then pull down;
He and his enemies fell to the ground.
And now I tell thee Brothers is the same;
He'th shook the pillars, and despised my name;
And so my judgments he will now pull down ;
They'll find a Sampson's in the prison bound,
And pulling vengeance on the heads of all.
Once more I tell you here is Adam's fall;
And the last error much worse than the first,
Like Sampson's temple will your ruins burst,
If that to justice they don't take the man,
And let him answer for what he hath done.
By Satan's arts came every word he spoke,
And Satan strongly in the man did mock,
To cast the blanie upon the LORD on HIGH;
Just as he came to Eve and told the lie.

But now I tell thee I will free the man,
If he'll confess he wrote by SATAN's hand,
And every word there in he now will blame,
I'll free the man, and Satan put to shame;
But it in confidence he still goes on,
Then his last errors must to all be known,
Worse than the first; I say, in Adam's full,
He and his followers they must perish all.
But offer'd mercy I shall give him free,
Before my judgments I'll pronounce on he:
But on the serpent there shall come the curse
Of Jezebel; for now HE cannot miss.
Because the truth to ME is surely known,
And he shall find my vengeance now shall come;
Because the serpent he hath made of ME,
That came to Eve with murder, and the lie!
And now like Jezebel he doth appear,

Who stole the seal to murder Naboth there;
And so, like her, he now hath stole MY NAME,
And so, like her, he now shall feel my flame
Of heat and anger; it shall surely burn,
Upon his guilty head his lies I'll turn:
And now like her I tell him he shall fall,

He'th stole MY NAME, I tell you one and all."

This is the ANSWER of the LORD, to prove that the last book, printed in the name of Richard Brothers, was written under the influence of the devil, who hath cast the blame always on the Lord, from first to last.

*I am ordered to add to what has been before written, to prevent an oath being taken, and so will the Lord add to all our knowledge, that in the end, all caths may be done away, and our Saviour's words be verified," Swear not at all!”

And here I shall add the answer of the Lord to Mr. Brothers's saying," The Lord leadeth us into temptations." Am I man, to be threatened?" Was I to answer such prayers as he made, and such murmuring and complaining, I should teach men to sin, and lead them into temptations; for this is the perfect meaning of my words-no man hath changed

them.* I said, they should pray not to be led into temptation; and was I to answer prayers of murmuring against ME, when ye are burthened with the cruelties of one another, I should lead you all into temptation; and, instead of humbly praying, that I will deliver you out of all your evils, ye would be full of murmuring and complaining against your God, for every cruelty that was done by man; and ye would charge your God foolishly. Did I not destroy the children of Israel, when they murmured in the wilderness? But had I delivered them by their murmuring, I must lead men into temptation; and all men in affliction, instead of praying, that I would deliver them out of their evils and sorrows, they would be murmuring and complaining, and committing sin, that they might be freed from sorrow: and, by such deliverance, I should lead them as much into temptation as the devil leads men to sin themselves out of sorrows, by thieving, stealing, murder, and every other evil. If they want money he places this evil remedy before them. So some sin themselves out of sorrows for a short time, till a greater evil cometh upon them. And was I to deliver a man, because he murmureth against ME, I should lead all men into temptation the same. How then could I justify man, that I had made A BETTER RACE than the fallen angels were? How could I justify man in the day of judg ment, and condemn the devil and the fallen angel, to chain him down in the GREAT DAY, with all his hellish host, for ever? How could I give to man a never-fading crown, and fill him with joy unspeakable, and full of glory, seated with ME in my Father's kingdom, with angels and archangels in the very height of happiness, that no time could diminish, nor any enemy ever

* Joanna thought the words" lead us not into temptation,” had been changed from the words-" leave us," &c.

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destroy, if they had not shewed their love to ME, and died for ME, as I have died for them? And how could I now bring in my kingdom of peace for man, and destroy all the works of the devil, if he did not stir up men one against another, setting men against those who are looking for ME and my kingdom? This is the very reason SATAN shall be cut off from the face of the earth, because he is working in the hearts of men against my coming. But was every heart and soul upon earth looking for, and hastening to, the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ; then Satan must leave off tempting, and he could never be chained down;-for then he would be like a man of war, when he seeth a strong army coming against him, that he cannot conquer, and lays down his arms to preserve his life-for, if he left off tempting men, they would leave off their persecution, when Satan left off pursuing. How then could he be like Pharaoh pursuing the children of Israel, till he was destroyed in the Red Sea? And so will Satan sue by temptations till he is destroyed and chained down in the great deep.-For all the waves shall now cover him, in his pursuit, as they covered Pharaoh and his host. So will I now destroy Satan and his host, and make my people a free people, and a willing people, in the day of my power. Therefore grieve not to see Pharaoh and his host pursuing you through unbelief. It is a sure and certain sign your deliverance now draws near. No man would be offended to hear of my kingdom being established, and Satan's destroyed, if he did not pursue men, as Pharaoh pursued the children of Israel."

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I shall add a few verses spoken, concerning Mr. Brothers and myself, ou the 29th of May, 1802.

"And so like Pharaoh he shall fall,

And here's his end I tell you all.
So now in thee let all men see

Your SAVIOUR to appear,

That I AM in the woman's form,
And the true prophet here;
Then how shall man so simply come,
To swell above his God?
I never will let down MYSELF,
Nor give him Moses' rod,

To work with man, for to perform
In any wonders here,

Until his God he'll humbly own—
The serpent doth appear.
Now in his rod he judg'd his God
To be in every sound:
But all will see the mystery,
The serpent there is found.
As he began, the man doth end :
For strong temptation's there:
If he could make the woman bend,
The fall you'd soon see clear.
For both would fall, I tell you all,
And ruin soon abound;

For Satan now knows every call,
And trembles at the sound.

In arts from hell he now doth swell
To overturn the whole :

And now his doom he doth know well,
This must bring on his fall.

For I'll appear your Maker here,

And reason strong with man:
From Sodom and Gomorrah here
I'll shew the devil's plan.
The man alone he'd soon unthrone,
By all his hellish lusts;

But as the woman I did form,

Man's happiness may burst,
For to bring in as I've begun
A whole creation new.-
So now fear not, my little flock,
My kingdom I'll give you ;-
And let these words be put in print,
That all may know their due.
For by thy hand they all must stand;
Then let thy hand appear;
Then all will see the mystery,
There's no impostor here.

Because thy hand shall ever stand
While earth doth now endure;

And when they gain the promis'd land,
The sealed shall be sure