to acknowledge the truth of its being put into his hands; and whether he drew the judgment from it, which I was answered he did. But if he refused an answer in person, as he had refused to give an answer by letter, then I was ordered to put the prophecy in print, with what is revealed to me was his judgment thereon, which was given to Mr. Hows to shew him.

Mr. Hows arrived at Bodmin on Saturday, the 26th of June, and went to Mr. P's house, who received him very politely; but, upon announcing the subject of his business, Mr. P. became much agi tated; requested him immediately to desist from any further remarks; and said that he had long made up his mind to have nothing to do on the subject. Mr. Hows then presented him with my letter, and requested that he would read it; but he refused to take it, and said, if it was left that he would destroy it. When Mr. Hows found that he could not prevail upon Mr. P. to hear. anything which he had to say, he left the house, and wrote him a letter stating the object of his journey, which was to shew him the communication given in 1797, and the answer, which is now given to me was his judgment thereon; and requested his answer to it; that the Spirit had revealed to me that he construed the contents of that communication into marriage, and that to be with himself; to know the truth of the Spirit in this was the object of his mission, which was easily defined, by saying yes or no: for, by this act, the persecution he complained of would for ever subside; that there was no intention of fixing anything further to him, than shewing the accuracy of the visitation; the communication he had with him, which Mr. P. might have forgotten; and that he should stay at Bodmin till the Tuesday following, waiting Mr. P's answer. But

no answer was given, though he sent him a second letter, saying that his journey to Bodmin concerned Mr. P. himself. Having no answer to either, he returned to Exeter, and shewed the letter to Mrs. Taylor, who perfectly remembered the communication; and Mrs. Luscombe recollected copying it off for Mr. P. After Mr. Hows's return, and hearing of Mr. P's determination, I was ordered to put that part of the letter in print, which I was answered he drew his judgment from; and which was given in answer to his inquiry as to another communication, given concerning John the Baptist's warning of the first coming of Christ; and he, in like manner, was required to search into the writings to give the warning of the second coming; which he said he did not un derstand; neither could I explain it and was answered in the following manner :--

A copy of the communication which I was ordered to put in the hands. of the Rev. Mr. P. in 1797, from John iii. 29. "He that hath the bride is the bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly."

"Then simple here do both appear,

The BRIDEGROOM and the BRIDE..
The man in wedlock doth appear,

Then see the field is wide;
The woman here doth now appear
Unmarried to your view.

I ask what bride is here applied,
The single woman too?

Then to the Lord, it must be know'd,

The bride she must appear;

To have my Gospel fly abroad,

I fix'd my standard there.

So here's the bride must be applied

A shadow of the rest;

For brides I'll call, and wed you all,

And all alike possess.

Now from the King I shall explain,
Or to your Bishops go.
You do ordain another man

Your office to go through;

When you are not there, it doth appear,

Another in your stead.

But will you say, you bishops are,
Or take it in your head

That

you must be as great as he,

His title who intrusts ?

Then sure mock bishops you may be,
And so mock all the rest;
But if as men from types begin,
And think yourselves no more;
The bishop he may raise you high,
And give you titles here;
Because as man you humbly come
His office to go through,

And judge no more than heretofore,

And give him honour due.

Now mark from man how this doth stand,

What shadows do appear;

And now like man I will begin,

And fix my standard there;

My BISHOP call, be it known to all,
That must my OFFICE bear,
And all my offices go through,

Before I do appear.

If he refuse, I now will choose
Another in his stead;

But he shall sec, such destiny

Shall make his heart to bleed;

A Judas he shall be to ME,
If he do Mɛ deny;

His days in sorrow shall appear,

And tremble for to die.

For now to man once more I'll come;
Suppose your bishop here
Should ask of you for to go through
The office he must bear,

And you refuse, and did not choose
This thing to undertake;

How would your bishop now appear?
Would not his anger break,

When he did come to see the man

He judg'd before his friend,

But then the trial could not bear,
On whom he did depend?
He must be found an empty sound,
And hollow all within;

I ask the bishop how he'd look
On such deceitful men?

Now Pomeroy here must so appear,
If he do me deny:

For all your sermons I do hear,
And Pomeroy sounds for ME,
To be my friend, in what he'th penn'd:
Then now I'll try the man,

And I shall prove him in the end.
To reason I'll begin:

His conscience here must now appear
To judge thy written hand,

And see if he can now be clear

The way I have chosen the man.
Dost thou deceive, will he believe?
Then let him stay two years;
The blood of all from thee shall fall;
I'll surely free thee here.

So from this day, mark what I

When Pomeroy thou dost see,

say,

Tell him thou'st done what he commands,

But none will follow thee;

That's not to hear, and now be clear;

Then he must take in hand,

And like a bishop be to ME,
And let him understand,
Some others choose, if those refuse;
But let him faithful prove,

And shew the letters thou hast sent,
If they refuse my love.

Because my love they there will prove,
To be my chosen men,

Is greater than the heart of man

Did e'er conceive would come.

Like Channon I to thee may cry,
Thou dost not understand

The mysteries deep that thou dost write,
Nor know thy written hand;

And why 'tis so thou now shalt know ;

Thy senses are too weak,

Thy spirit would too headlong go,

And anger soon would break,

If thou could'st see the mystery,
And every truth discern.

B

Therefore 'tis wiser heads than thee
Must see how I do warn,
That will conceal, and not reveal,
Before the time do come,
But only warn the sinners now,
That they must all return.
For judgments here do now appear,
My strange works are begun;
Then righteousness must now appear;
And let them see the line,

That judgment here doth now appear

Perfect in every line;

Then now the plummet they'll see clear,
The mystery lics behind."

The above letter was sent to the Rev. Mr. P. in 1797, after I had put into his hands the events of that year, which would take place at home and abroad, the truth of which he saw followed; yet he did not seem offended with the contents of the letter, but said he would do, all in his power to get the ministers to come forward. So I am clear that he drew no other judgment from it at first than I did, that the threatenings meant no further than if he refused to receive the letters of events, which were put in his hands. This was the judgment I drew of the letter, from what was spoken of his preaching so strongly in support of the Gospel; and therefore he was tried, to see if he would act according to his preaching, not to quench the spirit, or despise prophecies; but to try all things, and prove all things; and hold fast that which was good, according to the directions of the Apostles: and, as he never mentioned to me any judgment he drew from this letter, I never had the least thoughts of his seeing it in the point of view it is now revealed to me he did; and therefore I was never more surprised in my life than I was when it was revealed to me what judgment he drew of that letter, when he fell back; which justly accounts to me for all his