were hard for men to bear. To thy thoughts I shall answer: it was for the hardness and stubbornness of their hearts, that the law of Moses was so strict against them; for know I said they were a stiff-necked people, that would not be won by love; and this was proved when I became flesh and dwelt amongst them. No offers of mercy, nor any love shewed to mankind, could move their hearts, that stood out stubborn in unbelief; but those amongst them that were of a different make, to be won by love, by love they came into my Gospel, and are now scattered amongst the Gentiles: for it was by the Jews that the Gospel was established. And now I am come to try them again, and thou wilt find them like the former, different makes, and different spirits amongst the Jews, as ye find amongst the Christians; for now I shall try all men, WHO is the SEED of ABRAHAM by FAITH; whether Jews or Gentiles, Greeks or Arabians, male or female, will now be made one in CHRIST JESUS, that now come in by FAITH, to believe in the promise I made to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, that they should possess the promised land. For now they will find is coming the ISAAC in whom all the families of the earth shall be blessed, who now see that what was spoken of MAN must be fulfilled by the power of the MOST HIGH: and those who have faith to believe in the fulfilment of my words, that this is the BODY I said I should raise in the end; such, I tell thee, are the CHILDREN of ABRAHAM, who shall possess the promised land; for I shall cast out all the heathens for their sakes, and now establish the THRONE of DAVID for ever in Jerusalem, as I have promised. For, where I was crucified, I will be exalted; where I died for MAN, my SoN shall reign over Man. For now will. I gain my honour amongst mankind; for they shall find the truth of my Gospel, what I said, at my return-take these mine ene mies, that would not that I should come and reign over them, and slay them before ME; but, on the other hand, to my faithful friends, who rejoice to hear of my coming, let them be of good cheer: for I have overcome the world by my death, and they will find the time is hastening on, that a quick work the Lord will do upon the earth, and fill the hearts of believers with joy. And where I am the desire of nations, those nations will find themselves blessed; and therefore I told thee, that this would be the first HAPPY LAND: for thou wilt find, when the CHILD is born, thousands and tens of thousands in this land will rejoice to hear the news; and therefore I said HE would gladly be received where he was born. Hadst thou understood thy own writings, thou wouldest have known that HE was spoken of to be born in this present age, and by the power of the Most HIGH; but this I concealed from thy knowledge; for hadst thou understood it, I know thy own jealousies of putting thee off so long, on the one hand, and the mockery that would be in mankind too great for man to bear, they would have heard, on the other hand; and therefore it was my wisdom to conceal it, till the time was come for ME to reveal it, that they will not have one year to mock. So now I say to thy accusers, and to all thy inveterate foes, who wish thy death and destruction, by murdering thy character, what they do. they must do quickly; for they will not have a long time to boast in their infamy, by lies from hell, which men are inventing. For I know how Satan is entering into men's hearts, by every. temptation, as he did into Judas; but I have put it out of their power to bring on thy death, as they did mine. "And now come to the blasphemy, which thou hast heard to have been spoken by men." From letters we have received from different places, in the country, we learn that some have received the last book with joy; others have said, that if I am with child, it is by the devil, and it is the devil's son; others have used very obscene language, which I shall not repeat, but give the answer of the Spirit to their blasphemy. "From the judgment of such men, God and man must both stand silent to the wisdom, knowledge, and power of the devil, in the manner all this is brought round; but I shall let such brutish men to know that they have placed theirselves upon a level with the devil. For I ask them, how can MAN be superior to the devil, in a likeness of his CREATOR, to be formed a CREATIVE BEING, whom the WOMAN was prepared for, to have the works which the LORD had created to increase by, if Satan was a CREATIVE BEING like MAN? I ask them, what they judge of their CREATOR, to form a wOMAN for Satan's pleasure? No woman would ever have been created, if Satan had a power, either like God or man, to be a creative being of children. This is out of Satan's power: but he is the corrupter of children, by teinptations; and he is the tempter of men, to tempt them to every vice, and every evil; and, by temptations, he entereth into the heart; yet he hath no power to enter into the womb, to create children." When the above was written, I was seized with a violent sickness, and felt as if I was dying, for a short time, but recovered.-I was answered, that my sickness was to shew what the Lord would do to such men, if this blasphemy went 1 on; for the Lord would make them sick unto death; that they should die of their sickness, and the Lord would send them unto their master, which is the devil, who would soon convince them that he could not be a creative being; for if that was in his power, he would soon destroy the race of men, to have the women al! his own. "But I now tell thee, this is the sin against the HOLY GHOST, that I said should never be forgiven; for I now tell thee and all mankind, it is the greatest sin that can be committed by man, to say that the devil hath the power to be the creator of children. Let them look to all the crimes he hath tempted men and women to do, who are led away by his temptations; and let them look to those poor creatures who have lost their senses, through his temptations and influence; and how, in various ways, he hath shewn his power over the human race; then let such madmen and fools know, if Satan had power to create children, he would soon have brought in a race of devils, and claimed the kingdom all his own. So here let such fools see their folly, or they will see it when it is too late. But now let men of wisdom see in what manner this is brought round, to prove the truth of the Scriptures, which I have ordered thee to bring together, and shewn thee that this must be, to fulfil them; and this I have warned of throughout, thy writings; but in a manner not understood. Let them look through The Strange Effects of Faith, and they will find that it was all foretold."-See pages 86 and 87. Page 119." If I bring them to the manger, Will they now the BABE despise ? If they do not, I do tell them Page 151." And now act wise: "if she disguise, "But if from heaven the sound is given, "The Prophets knew not what they said, Now I'll explain what I do mean; What was the FULNESS of the TIME: "This Prophecy is plain to be understood, printed in 1801. And now they can easily find out the cheat, if any deceit is practised by thee. And let them see the beginning of the words, in page 150, "So she and I the cause will try, And let the stars appear, To judge the STAR is here." "And here I have told thee the SECOND STAR will appear. Now come to the letters I ordered thee to send out in May, 1802. Strange Effects of Faith, Eighth Part, page 100. I ordered thee to send out one thousand letters, sealed with J. C. and the two stars, to the Parliament, to free Brothers from prison, as a sign that he should be freed by man; for he was not the character he mentioned; and therefore would never be delivered by any power from the Lord; only by working in the hearts of men to deliver him. But the character he spoke of, of delivering the Jews will never be in a mere man; but now, I have told thee, by my power I shall raise up their DELIVERER unto them that now believe. But know I speak of things to come, from types and shadows, as though they were the substance; and therefore I said |