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THE GOSPEL OF ST. JOHN.-SONS OF ELI. 207

So every land see how they stand,
And every shadow see;

Satan is bound by my command,
My Sealed people be,

Like Israel there do some appear
To murmur at my Word;
They judg'd deliverance it was near,
And then fell from their God;
Because too soon, I say, ere noon
They judg'd the day must end,
That all these wonders I must do,
No longer they'd depend,
To trust in ME, I plain do see,
So Israel's seed is here;
Joshuas see, and Calebs be,
In faith do some appear.

So every sign call thou to mind

As thou hast ponder'd through.

THE GOSPEL OF ST. JOHN.

John iii. 14, 15, 16-And as Moses lifted, up the Serpent in the Wilderness, even so must the SON OF MAN be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

THE ANSWER OF THE LORD.

"Now I shall answer thee from these words. They stand perfectly to the Gentiles as the Law did to the Jews, to all them that believed in ME, and relied on ME for Salvation; but now is coming the FULFILMENT of MY DEATH, to bring in MAN'S REDEMPTION. Now come to verse 17-For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. Then now answer ME, ye worldly wise men, how the world can be saved through ME, if I do not destroy all the works of the Devil, as is prophesied of ME; and as I said I should come again, and take out of my Kingdom all that offend? Those that are now believing in ME for Salvation, without believing in ME for Redemption, are like the sons of Eli, who

pretended to offer the sacrifice, but not according as the LORD had commanded them; for though they were the sons of Eli, yet they were sons of Belial, that knew not the LORD. Now perfectly so is it with the GOSPEL; for though men profess to be children of those that believe the Gospel, and the Apostles that brought in the Gospel yet, they are as far departed from the Gospel, as Eli's sons were departed from their father, and from all the ordinances of the Lord; and so they are departed from the Gospel. Now what honour do men bring to ME, to say, I died a shameful Death on the Cross, to cast out all the Jews, and bring in a few people to believe in ME, and save a few that are righteous? Were not the righteous saved before? Where is the merit you make of my Death and Sufferings, that the world through ME might be saved? Then know, if the world be saved through MB, I must destroy him that hath the power of Death, which is the Devil. Then are you not like Eli's sons, that know not the Lord, nor the power of HIS MIGHT, neither will you giveмE the honour due unto MY NAME?

For now to Man I here shall answer:
From the Law and GOSPEL see,

1 that am thy every MASTER
Now will fully answer thee.

As 'twas before doth now appear,

And Eli's sons are come;
MY HONOUR they will never clear,
The way Men now go on.

My GOSPEL TRUE before their view
'They never will allow:

That what I said I'd surely do

Vain mortals tell me how

You can believe one that deceives,

You say, in every word?

For if MY GOSPEL do stop here
You cannot prove the BREAD

Came down from HEAVEN, for Man was given
To be the BREAD of LIFE,

That is for all, when I do call,

To end your every strife.

So answer here, let men appear,
My Gospel let them see;

ST. JOHN'S GOSPEL.COMFORTER PROMISED. 209

Then tell me how they'll battle here,

My SPIRIT cannot be

So strong

with Man, when I do come

To make the final End?

For in MY GOSPEL must be shewn
My SPIRIT I should send,"

John xiv. 16, to the endAnd I will pray the Fa ther, and he shall give you another Comforter, that be may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him, for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in ME, and I in you.-He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth ME and he that loveth ME shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.-Jesus answered and said unto him, if a man love ME, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.-These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. And now I have told you before it come to pass, that when it is come to pass ye might believe.

THE ANSWER OF THE LORD.

"Now let the world answer ME, whether they think these sayings of mine alluded only to my disciples? or whether they think they were spoken for believers at the End? Know, I said I am with you to the End; but was I with my disciples to the end of their days in the body? Thou answerest, No; then it is in the SPIRIT that I must be with you in the End; and how can men allude my sayings to my disciples only? For know, I answered, if a man love ME, he will keep MY WORDS. Now if I spoke thus ONLY Dd

to my disciples, then I must not mean for other be lievers to keep MY WORDS; but these words were spoken to every man that was a believer, for ages to come; and for all that would be believers, it was left on record. Then mark what followeth: MY FATHER will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him; but how is this visitation to be? Is it not said before, by the SPIRIT, even the SPIRIT Of TRUTH that the world cannot see? Then how do you wrest the Scriptures, professing Godliness and denying the power thereof? While I was yet with them, I plainly told them what should happen in the End. But did the other COMFORTER come then to abide with MEN for ever? I tell you, No; the other COMFORTER is the fulfilment of MY WORD, at MY SECOND COMING in POWER to destroy all the works of the Devil; but that COMFORTER must first come in the SPIRIT, whom the FATHER sendeth in MY NAME; therefore, I left it on record, that men might know in what manner my visitation would be, when I came to warn in the SPIRIT; not as any visible sight, that appeared unto MOSES, when I appeared unto him in the bush, and after followed him through the desert of the wilderness they were in. Then was MY appearance visible; but know I told you, at the last, that my visitation would be in the SPIRIT; and now I AM come in the SPIRIT and in TRUTH, to bring in MY KINGDOM and abide with you for ever. But this the world cannot receive, because they see ME not. The Jews saw and did not believe; and when the angels visited them, how many were rebellious at the same time? Yet others did believe, and by their belief prevented the judgments: but was MY VISITATION to be the same now, as it was in the days of Moses, where could the fulfilment of my Gospel be? or how could I prove that I came into the world to place MY SPIRIT in MAN, if I do not visit in the SPIRIT without visiting as I did

ST. JOHN'S GOSPEL.-CHRIST THE TRUE LIGHT. 211

of old? Then MY COMING could have made no change; but as my Coming has made a change to come invisible, instead of visible, it is to destroy all the invisible evil, that ye know and feel to your sorrow, without seeing. So when I appeared

visible to Moses, I ordered the Beast that was visible to be slain, but now I AM COME invisible to Man, they neither see ME, neither believe ME; but as many as do believe, my Father and I will come. unto them, and take up OUR ABODE with them, and the things that are invisible shall be seen visibly, when I destroy all the works of the Devil. Now see what changes have taken place in the Bible; then what a happy change must take place in the End, when I come to change the whole and bring the TREE OF LIFE to MAN, that was preserved for him in the Fall."

Now come to the Gospel of St. John i. 9-That was the true light, that lighteth every man that com:eth into the world. Ver. 10-He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. Ver. 12-But as many as received him, to them gave HE power to become the sons of God; even to them that believe on his Name. Ver. 17-For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by JESUS CHRIST. Ver. 29-John seeth Jesus coming unto him, saith, behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world. Ver. 51-And Jesus said, verily, verily, I say unto you, hereafter ye shall see Heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man. Chap. iii. 6-That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is Spirit. Ver. 15-That whosoever believeth in him should not perish. Ver. 21-He that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God; but every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light lest his deeds should be

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