I said with kings I'd reign on earth;
Mark ye the Scripture what it saith,
That 'tis by ME that kings shall reign,
And just decrees shall be in men.
But now I'll prove they've reign'd alone;
But not as GODS; they've reign'd as MEN.
But now as GODS I'll make them all
That don't refuse this heavenly call,
When every mystery I've made clear,
To prove to man the SON and HEIR,
Now here I shew'd the HAND at first,
And here my SPIRIT strong did burst,
To shew thee of the SECOND HAND,
That in your nation strong shall stand.
And so in print the Sign must go :
The SECOND HAND, they all shall know,
It is the Son that shall be born;
Fatal for those that do him scorn;
Because that I'll uphold his hand,
And bring destruction in the land,
That doth despise the INFANT's Birth.
For strong my power shall come forth,
I tell thee, more than men can bear,
That now despise the heavenly HEIR;
Because that I have made it plain
To all the learned sons of men,
If they like Pilate will begin
To wash their hands, as he did then,'
And say, no fault they find in ME;
And so he wrote my destiny,
Which to all nations shall appear,
Before that I have ended here.
Judge for thyself what is in thee;

Thou sayest there's nought; 'tis all in ME;

And so thy witness here can prove;

Then let them know that GOD IS LOVE;

Love to deliver and redeem

The fallen race that trust in men.
So for the present this I'll leave,
And to the press it must be sent ;
And there the vision must be plac'd
And men may judge it at the last,
As thou didst judge it GoD and MAN;
For in that likeness HE shall stand."

I shall here insert the vision alluded to in the

above lines. On the 14th of October, 1813, I was ordered to sit up all night in a room by myself; which I did. Many extraordinary things were revealed to me, why Christ took man's nature upon him, and what he suffered for man's sake; that I should keep that night in everlasting remembrance; and not forget the giver of the blessings I enjoyed. About twelve o'clock I looked at the candle: there appeared something like a large bowl behind it, with a point towards the candle; the candle was flaming very bright; and there appeared a ring, as red as scarlet, circled round the middle of the flame; immediately there appeared a hand as white as snow, which came out between the bowl and the candle, and pointed towards me. I trembled to see it, but was answered-" FEAR NOT; IT IS I." I was then ordered to put on my glasses; and the hand appeared the second time, more brilliant than before; but then the flame of the candle seemed parted in two, and looked in a different manner than the first, but burned very bright. The hand was pointed towards me the second time, as white as snow; and a red cuff was upon the wrist.

I am ordered to insert a few lines, from a communication given me in 1794.

"Before the MARRIAGE, I have this decreed,
That BANNS in CHURCHES public should be read,
That all may know the WEDDING-DAY is near.
Now to the ministers my mind declare,

That things are standing where they should not stand,
To speak of Marriage by a WOMAN's hand;
Because thou knowest the MEN do sure go first;
But now the WOMAN in their room is plac'd."

The meaning of these words I never understood, and therefore did not put them in print, till now I am ordered.

The ANSWER of the SPIRIT.

"Now I shall explain to thee the meaning of things standing where they should not stand, and the MARRIAGE being published by the woмAN'S standing in the place of MAN. But know, the MARRIAGE was revealed to thee from the Revelation, but concealed from thy knowledge of any visitation, further than PROPHECIES; and to shew mankind that thou hadst no thought of this visitation, I called out thy thoughts, in the Second Book of Wonders, and concealed from thee, when I ordered thy Wedding-clothes to be made, and told thee that an earthly union must take place, to complete the happiness of MAN, and take away the reproach of WOMEN in the FALL, which no marriage union with man could do. Therefore they must now look back, to see in what manner I have spoken through thy writings; and then they will see, from my ordering thee to publish, that a marriage union must take place, then to confine thee from every man, and then in power to visit thee myself. And now come to the words I said in thy writings." First Book of Sealed Prophecies, page 42.

"So here's the FATHER and the CHILD,
The SPIRIT and the BRIDE:

She leans upon her husband's arms

The truth can't be denied."

"Now let them see the truth of the wordsit is in the power of my arm, in the God of thy salvation, in my strength, and my power, that thou believest thou shalt have the CHILD; for I shall call out thy pondering thoughts, and the words thou hast said in thy heart, that many would say, thy faith must be strong, to think that thou shalt have a CHILD, by the power the MOST HIGH, without having an earthly

of

husband; but thou sayest, it must be stronger to think that thou shouldest have a child by man, in the sixty-fifth year of thy age; yet, from the power thou hast felt of the Lord, thou sayest, nothing is impossible with God. Then now let men see thy calling clear, how thou publishedst the MARRIAGE before it took place. So here thou standest in the place of MAN, by obeying my command; then now let them see my Gospel clear, how things are standing where they ought not to stand: are not the Jews standing as an outcast nation, that are scattered into all nations? and yet, from them the Prophets came; from them my Gospel came; and from them I was born. Then now I ask mankind, if the HEBREWS are not standing where they ought not to stand, an outcast nation, and a scattered people? Therefore, let no one marvel at my mercies and goodness, to call them together, to make them a nation and a people, and to establish a KING upon their throne, to raise up the THRONE of DAVID, as I promised. For now they shall find the words of Paul true."

Romans xi. 1, 2, 15, 16. "I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead? For if the first-fruit be holy, the lump is also holy and if the root be holy, so are the branches."

Then now let them see; here is life from the dead: I was dead, and am alive, and live for evermore. And now they shall find, the fruit is holy. Let them weigh this chapter deeply; and then, let not the GENTILES boast against the un

belief of the JEWS; for I have tried the Gentiles with Prophecies, that have come on faster, to prove the truth of any words, than ever they came on to the Jews; and yet see how great is the persecution, how blind are the Gentiles, denying the very Gospel they profess to believe and preach!

"And now come to the 25th verse. " For 1 would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, (lest ye should be wise in your own conceit,) that blindness in part has happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in and so all Israel shall be saved; as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: for this is my covenant unto them, when I take away their sins."

"Then now let those that reprove answer, how this covenant can come again to the Jews, to graft them into the vine again, without its being life from the dead? When men begin to bring forward their arguments, they will find I shall bring forth mine, and prove my Gospel true: For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that HE might have mercy upon all."

And I am now answered, that Impostors will arise, saying that they are the women; and they might succeed in deceiving, if the Lord had not worked away to prevent them, by the three signs, which I am now ordered to put in print. Therefore, to prevent all imposition that may be attempted upon the Hebrews, I here give notice, for them not to receive any person who may come to them in the name of JOANNA SOUTHCOTT; unless they can prove that they stand on the will of the late James Cosins, and can pro duce the probate of his will. I shall here state the particulars. In the summer of 1812, Mr.