TYPE OF THE FALL IN JACOB AND ESAU. 413 thereby, as Jacob robbed Esau of his birthright, so man robbed God of his honour: thus it appeareth to thee, that the meaning of it alludes to the Fall

Here is the pondering thoughts of thee,
And now the twain let all men see:
Just as the two did first appear,

Thy pondering thoughts that way I'll clear;
It was a folly first in man,

To bruise my heel he did begin;

But now, I know, thou dost ponder more,
The way that Esau 1 compar'd,

Never to stand a type of ME,
But 'twas of Satan I did say.

Then sure thy thoughts cannot be right,
To bring the mysteries all to light;
But to thy thoughts I'll answer here,
The heel of Satan did appear,
In every footstep he did come,
Thinking to break the bliss of man,
And so the woman he betray'd;
As Esau in the womb was laid,
I say, with Jacob to appear,
The Woman he did strong ensnare,
You know, to tempt her at the first,
And so the Man with her did burst;
Then you may say he took his heel,
And held with her.-The mystery still,
I tell you all, lies deep behind,
The way that I shall place the twain,
Jacob and Esau to appear:

I hate the first, 'twas said before;
But yet the second I did love.
Now from the type I this shall prove :
Like the beginning were the two-
Satan the first before my view,
And Man the second he did come,
Whom I had plac'd in my own form;
Then now from Jacob, all may see
His brother's heel, 'tis said to be,
That he took hold of in the womb;
And here's the type I'll bring to man.
But now to bring the mystery round,
There is no way it can be found,
To make the mystery out now clear,
But from the brazen serpent there,
That I did Moses so command,

For men to look and heal their wounds:
Then from the brazen serpent see
How with the serpent did agree
The perfect likeness of the first,
For to be heal'd, as man was cast.
For by the serpent you do say,
Ilis subtle arts did her betray;

She look'd on him, and pluck'd the fruit,
As he was tempting near the root,
That was of knowledge for to know-
That way the Woman found her blow;
That is, I mean the sting at first:
And like a serpent I was plac'd,
I say, to heal the sting the same.
Now mark the likeness how it came;
And from the likeness all may see
The way that Man took hold of ME,
When Satan twisted in such form,
To say-as Gods they should become.
So here the man took hold of ME,
When Satan twisted round the tree,
To say as gods they should become—
You all know where he cast the blame :
Yet this was never man's design,
To free the serpent at that time;
Because by ignorance all was done;
Then to the Woman all must come-
"Twas she that cast it on his head;
And so the serpent she betray'd,
As he betray'd'her at the first.
Now mark the likeness, how 'tis plac'd:
It was not Jacob did go through,

By his own strength, you well do know,
Ever to rob his brother there.

No; 'twas his mother did appear,
I tell you all, the thing to form;
The way she wish'd to bless her son,
You all do know, she did contrive:
Her husband she did then deceive,
And so her elder son the same-
And now I know thy heart's inflam'd;
For thou art puzzl'd more and more—
The other son she could not bear :
And as the children were her own,

Thou sayest the mother must be wrong.
And wrong indeed she sure must be,
Had not the type been set by ME,
To shew the mystery of the Fall,
The way the Woman plac'd the whole:
For Satan did to her appear,
Just like a child, in love to her,
Which he pretended at the first;
But soon her anger it did burst,
And yet her love was still for man-
She never did him there condemn;
Nor yet her Maker, at that time;
But on the Serpent was her mind
To cast the whole, the Man to free,
And own'd the fruit was pluck'd by she;
Because the serpent her betray'd,
And so she cast it on his head,

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Which broke his power then from man :
Though he, like Esau, still went on,
To have his princes to appear;
But now his end is drawing near.
Now all thy pondering thoughts I see:
Which way can Satan ever be
Compar'd to Esau, as a child ?
I know, therein thy mind is foil'd;
But I shall tell thee how 'tis so:

She pluck'd the evil fruit, you know,
And then, thou know'st, she bore a son,
That full of evil he did come;

Then Esau might with him compare—
Discern the shadow, how 'twas there;
The way at first the whole did spring,
(Twas from the Fall it did begin)
To place the likeness of the child;
Because the Woman so was foil'd—
And so the first born it was cast.
But mark the Promise how 'twas plac'd
From Abraham's Seed, to clear the whole;
'Tis there the type stands deep for all.
But had it come another way,
No likeness in it there could lay,
To bring the mystery to the Fall.
But now look deep, I tell you all,
And see how Jacob did begin,

When in the womb the whole was seen:
He took his brother by the heel.
With God and man, I tell you still,
The type of Jacob there stands deep:
When Satan to the Woman crept,
So much like ME for to appear,
In words that she could never clear;
Then sure of man, you all must see,
Mistaken took my heel that way.
But now to answer I'll go on :
He took my heel, to have ME come,
I say, for to be bruis'd at first;
But know the Promise how 'twas plac'd
For to be cast on Satan's head,
For to be bruis'd, as I have said;

Then there the Promise let him hold.
Knów, from the likeness, what is told,
The way the shadow I've plac'd there;
Then so the substance must appear;
And yet, thine eyes, thou canst not see
How Jacob took the heel of ME,
The way that Esau I compare,
A mystery thou canst never clear;
But I shall surely clear the whole,
And prove the truth from Adam's Fall;
That first he took the heel of ME-
Thou say'st, can I the Esau be?

But I do answer-'twas not so:

And yet the likeness, thou dost know, I told thee how 'twas plac'd before: And know how man did place ME here Worse than an Esau to becomeThat way my heel was bruis'd by man. Then now from Jacob thou may'st see The mystery deep, that puzzled thee, Why Jacob Ishould punish here; And now the mystery I'll make clear, Which no man living can discern, The way nor manner I do warn, Before I've made the mystery plain : MY HEEL was took by sinful men, For to be nail'd unto the treeAn Esau first they made of ME, Which came from Adam at the first, The way the fault by him was cast. But now the Esau I shall clear, The way that I the whole compare; Though Jacob did the blessing gain, But mark what follow'd to remainThe way that Esau did pursue: So Jacob felt, and fear'd his blow, When Esau's anger did begin— Thou know'st how Jacob fled from him, And how he fear'd for to return To see his brother, it is known, Before the angel did appear. Now Jacob's wrestling I shall clear, The way he wrestled first with ME: He from his brother first did flee, And then from Laban fled the same, And wrestled for to know my Name. So here's a type stands deep for man, The way that Jacob did go on : But now from Esau you may see, His grandeur great appear'd to be. These are but shadows plac'd in man, To see the end, how all must come; But if the shadow I compare, It is like Jacob, I say, here, That all my Promise was at first: Like Jacob did their sorrows burst, On Me and my disciples come, While Esau's grandeur still went on, I tell you, in the sons of men, Till I began to cut their reign. But, from thy pondering thoughts, I see I cannot clear the mystery, In every step to clear the whole, To bring the Jacob to myself, And make the Esau to appear The perfect type of Satan here.

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Now I'll begin to make it plain,
And shew the mystery of the twain:
A double mystery must appear,
I say, to make the likeness clear,
And bring it round to God and man;
For there, I say, the type must stand.
So if by man I first go through,
I'm plac'd like Esau; all do know
The way I'm hated here by man ;
As Adam first did cast the blame,
And so that way he took my heel:
The type, like Esau, I must feel,
Or there's no way to bring it round,
The way that justice can be crown'd,
That I in justice must be clear:
And mark how Jacob did appear
To suffer first from Esau's hand;
So I did suffer first for man;
And so like Jacob I did flee;
Though Esau's curse was laid on ME,
I tell you, by the sons of men;
And to this day it doth remain,
That sure like Esau I was cast :
And by the Jews, that way I'm plac'd,
For to be curst by God and man,
If that their faith you now discern.
Now this, thou saye t, thou'st clearly see,
The way that Esau's plac'd in ME,
For to be judged now by man:
Thou seest the shadow it is strong,
The way that I am placed here,
Perfect like Esau to appear:
And so that way they took my heel;
And so my anger they did feel,
And all my punishment did bear,
As man that way did place ME here.
But now the mystery I'll bring round,
How the true Jacobs sl all be found;
For in the womb, when at the first,
I knew the serpent, how he'd burst,
Unto the Woman to appear,

To break the words were given there:
But I was then close to his heel
That he hereafter it should feel:
Though man, like Jacob, first did fly,
He felt the rage, and it was nigh,

An Esau's malice to pursue :

And Cain, thou know'st, that way did go,
While man like Jacob did become,

To feel the angry rage of him.

But now the mystery for to clear:

Though man as Esau plac'd ME here,
They'll find, as Jacob did come,
I say, to intercede for man;