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so shall he sprinkle many nations, the kings shall shut their mouths at him; for that which had not been told them, shall they see; and that which they had not heard, shall they consider."

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"Now come to the Gospel: did the kings shut their mouths at ME, when I became flesh and dwelt with men? or did I then make known. in what manner the Comforter should come to abide with you for ever? or in what manner the Spirit of Truth should be sent to guide you into all truths? did I explain my meaning-at my second commg, should I find faith on the earth? Neither did I explain the parables that I likened the kingdom of heaven to-the coming of the Bridegroom; and he that hath the Bride is the Bridegroom. Then, to prove my words true, that my second coming is as a Bridegroom, there must be a Bride prepared, to fulfil my sayings, and the visions of John.

Revelations xii. 1, 2. "And there appeared a great wonder in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: And she being with child, cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered." Chapter xix. 7. "Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready."

Being clothed with the SUN is the Sun of Righteousness, to arise with healing in his wings, to heal the WOMAN of the FALL; but how could it be said, the Bride, the Lamb's wife, without a spiritual visitation, to prove that as the BRIDEGROOM I meant to come in Spirit, to visit like a Bridegroom, and make myself known?"

"Now come to Isaiah liii. 8, 10, 11, 12:"He was taken from prison, and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was

cut off out of the land of the living for the transgression of my people was he stricken Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him, he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many: for he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong.'

Genesis vi. 3.-" And the Lord said, My Spirit shall not always strive with man."

"The Spirit and the Soul have one meaning; and, therefore, it is by the SPIRIT that the SEED here mentioned must appear, to fulfil the words of the prophet. But no man, by learning, can explain the meaning of the prophet's words.-Were my days then prolonged? Had I any portion of the great divided with me? Did I divide the spoil with the strong? No: I was brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before the shearer was dumb. But this was the day of vengeance I had in my heart, to come again, in power and great glory, to destroy the works of the devil.

"I shall explain to thee the meaning of the words- When thou shalt make his SOUL an offering for sin." When I was put to death, it was the BODY that I said I laid down, and should take it up again, and it was in the BODY that I was crucified. But now come to the sOUL, that I have told thee the SPIRIT has the same meaning with and here is the offering made for sin, when I condescend to visit by my Spirit in manner like a bridegroom, to bring in my HEIRS to the KINGDOM. Then must men be made JOINTHEIRS with ME: for as I came first to bear the

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transgression of man, and was cut off by the fury of the devil working in men; so when I come to cast out the adversary that betrayed the woman, it is in SPIRIT that I must make my SOUL an offering for sin, to bring in my heirs to the kingdom and therefore I said, the kingdom of heaven is within you and to prove the truth of my words, a SECOND BIRTH must appear. Know what I said to Nicodemus." John iii, 3-7. "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born again? Jesus answered, Verily, verily I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water, and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit. Marvel not that I say unto thee, ye must be born again."

"Had my sayings been understood, that a SECOND CHILD should be born of my Spirit, then impostors would have arisen; neither could I have asked Nicodemus how he, being a master of Israel, knew not these things. He could have no knowledge from my Gospel: I spoke concerning the Prophets, that he might understand how came first to die for man; but to fulfil them in the end, it is in Spirit that the spiritual child must be born again. These things stand on record, but not understood by man.

Isaiah, liv. 5, 6.-" For thy Maker is thine Husband (the Lord of Hosts is his name) and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel, the God of the whole earth shall he be called. For the Lord hath called thee as a woman forsaken and

grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God."

"Then come the great blessings to her children, because they will be taught of the Lord, and their righteousness is of ME, saith the Lord; but how can men prove that this chapter was ever fulfilled? Where is the nation, where is the people, that can prove that all their children were taught of the Lord, and that great hath been the peace upon the earth? These things were never fulfilled; and, therefore, the professors of religion's saying all is finished, is but adding fuel to the fire, to strengthen the hands of the deists and atheists.

"Now come to the lxii. chapter. "For Zion's sake I will not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. The Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all the kings thy glory."

"But where is the man who can answer these words, that they were fulfilled when I became flesh and dwelt with men? Instead of righteousness being established, and salvation as a lamp that burneth, destruction followed Jerusalem; instead of peace, wars and tumults; instead of all the kings seeing my glory, or the glory brought to my people, they saw ME put to a shameful death, the Jews scattered in all nations, and my disciples put to death, that bore testimony of ME. So that the words of the Prophet were not then fulfilled.

"But now mark the words that follow: "Thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name. Thou shalt be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.

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Thou shalt no more be termed, Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed, Desolate. For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee; and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee."

"Here let them see in what likeness of marriage this is compared to, when this righteousness is to be established in the earth. Let men compare this with the Revelation aud with the chapter I have mentioned before; then they must see the new name that must be given in the end, when I come as a bridegroom, to fulfil the words of the Prophet; then shall I set up the watchmen upon the walls of Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night; for they that make mention of the Lord must not keep silence. Therefore it is written, give him no rest, till he hath established, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. The Lord hath sworn by his right hand and by the arm of his strength: and now they shall all find that the arm of my strength is come, and my work is before ME: the Lord hath proclaimed unto the ends of the world, say ye to the Daughter of Zion, behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work is before him. But this no man can prove was ever yet accomplished but, let them see, it is compared to marriage, when I return to my people." Revelation, xxi. 2, 3. "And I, John, saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God."