I wished they had seen it; for if I told them the truth they would not believe me. I went in and staid some time, and at last rose up to go out again, and was answered in going out, "this is the last time." Soon after I came out, the clock struck twelve. I went in dissatisfied, as I saw nothing more extraordinary at that time than I did at eleven; and being ordered to look at the moon for ends which I should know hereafter, I expected to see something remarkable; and my friends said it was common to see the mist over the earth, and in the heavens. In the night I dreamt I was in a room where men were dying of clothes in a furnace, so that the mist covered the room. At last I saw them take out something that was smoking, tied up by the middle, and hung upon a pole.. I went into another room, and two men came in after me with a pole over their shoulders, and a pig tied to it. They then let it down and untied the pig; I perceived life in it, and asked why they put it into the furnace alive? They said they must, but the pig would not die then. The pig came towards me with the steam issuing out of his mouth and nostrils, as though he would devour me; but the men said, he should not hurt me. The dream was answered in the following manner :

All these mysteries I'll make clear to thee.
The men were dying; thou the smoke did'st see;
The furnace at a distance then was seen,
And after that thou saw'st the pig brought in,
Tied in the middle by two single men.

Thou saw'st the pole, and then the pig put down,
Untied the cord, and then it stood alone;
But life was in him, and the smoke appear'd;
Thou gaz'd upon him, and thou wast afraid.
Now what thou'st written I well know is true;
'Twas I that brought this vision to thy view;
And with the furnace first, I say, begin-
It is already on the sons of men

The smoke ascending upwards will appear,
There's coming on, I say, some awful years.
Satan already, I say, is fast bound,

And by the Gospel's pole he must come down.
The anger of the LORD it now will rise,
And Satan's fury, that is in the skies.

Where he came from, I say, thou didst not see,
Until the pig he was brought in to thee;
So now, I say, his dye's already cast,
But on the earth he'll for a season last;
Because thou sawest he certain was alive,
And to believe it thou wast first deceiv'd;
Because that smoking he was then brought in;
And now I'll make it unto thee more plain;
For on the earth he will with fury reign,
Because he knows his time will not be long-
He will not bear to leave my sealed ones.
And with thy dream thou now hast ended there;
And from the mist I tell thee to be clear.
They simply say, it is a common thing:
But times and seasons you must sure observe,
If from the Lord you'll any knowledge have.
The wars are coming, discords are the same.
But now observe, all these together come;
So now remember, at that very time
That I had told thee for to seal up mine,
And then I told thee to the moon to go,
For ends hereafter thou should'st better know.
Had a strange vision then to thee appear'd,
Thou'st say the end already was declar'd.
But now unto the purpose I shall come:
Thou know'st that night I sealed up the King;
With half his kingdom I did seal him up;
Remember then thou saw'st the mist to smoke;
Then to the heavens thou surely didst look there,
And then thou saw'st I'd seal'd up every star.
I say again, I'll surely seal them up;
Come what there will, not one of them shall drop.
Those that I said I'd surely seal them mine;
For thou must seal their names a second time.
For by their Christian Names they all must stand
In perfect order now is my command.
For in the Resurrection they are first,
And now I'll tell thee why I seal them last;
For death no power then on them can have ;
I do not say they shall not see the grave;
But then the sting of death I'll take away.-
This is a thing to all a mystery;

But yet the mystery I will make more clear;
Death is a message they with joy shall hear;
The string of conscience, and the sting of sin,
The pains of death from them shall sure be gone;
For like thy mother they shall fall asleep.
Remember when she thought to thee to speak,
Her life then in an instant it was gone;
Remember what she said unto her friend:
"Her children she must leave unto the Lord;
"She did not wish to live"-her dying words.
And when thou ask'd if she did feel no pain,
Write thou her words, I'll answer thee again.
She said, "no, my dearest child,”—
"Jesus can make a dying bed

"As soft as downy pillows are;
"While on his Breast I lean my head,

"And breathe my life out sweetly there.'

So tears of joy I say will surely go

With those; for I will surely seal them so.
For what I bind on earth, I'llˇbind in heaven;
And by the seals the lump it shall be leaven'd;
For at that time the stars were all seal'd up-
I say again, not one of them shall drop,
That give to thee their perfect Christian names.
Before the year does end, all must be done;
For as the moon * divided was this night;
So will the hearts of men, you'll find, to fight;
Because that one part Satan will proclaim

To work with power, and think they are his own.-
But here his kingdom shall not long endure--
I said I'd bind in bundles every tare;
And a quick harvest Satan he will make;
Into my garners I the wheat will take;
And those that will the devil now obey,

I

say, on earth they have not long to stay;

But of my sealed ones let him Leware-
He'll take his own, but he shall take no more.
But whosoever will, may to ME COME;
I say, that I will never cast out one
That doth for refuge ever come to ME;
I am that CITY to which they all may flee;
The Man-slayer is surely now at hand;
The moon is parted, aud the mist come down;
Unto MY WORD, I say, I'll ever stand.
And now awake, O thou, enlightened land-
But to thy Father's dream I bid thee go;

* There was a black cloud like a streak across the moon,

The perfect dream, I say, thou dost not know;
But unto thee, I say, it is a sign,

I am the very FATHER of mankind;

And now my Sons I'll surely come and cure-
I know that Satan cannot them endure;
Therefore, I said I'd surely bind him there;
For well- I know he'll never give them up,
Till in my anger I do make him drop.
The strong man arm'd, I tell thee he is here-
A stronger man to conquer shall appear.
Give o'er thy writing, I no more shall
say,
But I shall talk with thee another day."

I dreamed I was in an orchard, in 1796. Some of the trees were full of leaves without any fruit, and withered; others with fruit that fell into the mud; and other trees had fruit very thick and very high, so that no pole could reach nor shake it down.

"The trees that had no fruit thereon,

The leaves were wither'd there,
Thou didst not gaze so long upon,
But mark what did appear;
The apples high thou didst espy,
But they did never fall;

And now I'll shew the reason why,
The mysteries I shall tell.

Because that fruit I shall not shake,
That stedfast now do stand;
They'll find my promises are great,
Out of the reach of man.

Under the trees the fruit was fall'n;
With dirt it did appear;

And thou may'st easy know it all,
The perfect substance here.
Under the trees the fruit was found,

And damag'd by the dirt;
Upon the trees the fruit is plac'd,

That I shall never hurt.

Out of thy reach the apples stood;
Out of the reach of man ;
Because the truth they'll all allow,
The ark will there be found.

So now alike you three may be,
And peaceably sit down;
Wait till you see the mystery,
And how the end I'll crown.
I said like Woolland I would do,

And he did threaten long:

I've brought the mysteries to thy view,
And to the purpose come.

Because the voice + thou heard'st aloud,
And loudly I shall call;

My wind shall blow, they all shall know,
And down the fruit shall fall.
Because my anger it shall burn,

And they shall know the call;
But first the truth I will make clear,
And all men I will try.
Therefore my promise I keep back,
And here's a mystery;
If I my wonders had begun,
How could I any try?

Or shew how all men now would act,
In this great mystery?

I'll shew the mystery at the last,
And make the lines now clear;

'Tis I that strengthens now thy hand,
And that a fool may see;

Or like thy pen thou must fall down;
And here's the mystery:

For like the mistress thou hast been-
Thy heart is wounded deep;
And now unto the sons of men,
My fury soon will break.
If like the servant they begin,
As warning she did give;

I tell thee now what is my mind,
Another jury have.

Now from this day, to thee I say,

I'll trifle here no more;

;

For on the third, it was my word,
I'll open now the door;
For Leech's coming was the first,
But none did then believe;
It came not as he did expect,

And therefore was deceiv'd.

* Mr. Woolland had a set of troublesome servants, and threatened them or a twelve month, and at last suddenly discharged them.

Joanna heard herself called three times.