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For Satan here does so appear,
With all his force from hell.

My people go! doth Satan know?—
"Then I'll pursue them strong”—
And all his force, like Pharaoh's host,
Doth furious follow on ;

But all shall see the mystery,

He'll follow to the shore;

And then the rod shall come from God,

And smite the ocean there;

Then men will see the mystery,
How I shall it divide,

To make it dry, for man to fly,
And in the pillar hide.

A light for man it so will come,
When in the ocean there;

But in the dark they'll miss their mark,
When Satan follows here.

His chariot wheels I'll surely foil;
For off they fast shall come:

I'll make the light to guide the night,

And that shall be for man,

When darkness here doth fast

appear,

And Satan's pride doth swell;
His chariot wheels, with all his skill,
Must perish there he'll fall.

The Type is deep, the mystery's great:

Now see the fate of man;

By Satan's arts came every smart;
He'th laid the burden strong;
He'th took away from man, I say,
The GRACE that I had given;
Yet men are idle, he doth say,

And so complains to heaven.
So much like man doth Satan stand,
To make their load encrease;
(Men gather stubble in my land)

And makes their number less.
That is, their Grace doth not encrease,
While Satan robs them so;

shore is believes.

He'th heard my threatenings, more or less,

To let my people go;

But all in vain, he still finds men

To work in hearts like ME-
No prophecies from heaven came

But Satan finds a way

To follow on the same in man;

So Moses tries in vain!!!

While Satan swells in arts from hell

Your land may still complain"No Moses' rod can come from God; "He is not in the sound;

"We all know well 't must come from hell;

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Throughout our land they're found "To work the same; by arts they're come, "And all's imagin'd art."

But when I do unveil MY NAME

Satan must feel the dart;

For I've a wheel beyond his skill,
That I shall so work round,

That 'tis not all the arts of hell
Can in this wheel be found.
No likeness there can e'er appear
When I my wonders show;
I'll strike the lintels of the doors,
And let my people know

"Tis but a rod that came from God,
To warn them to depart;
And my salvation they shall know,
Though first it makes them smart.
Now I'll begin in words more plain;
My rod doth here go.deep;

It falls on Satan and his men,

And all my friends feel it.

As it was then, be't known to men,
When Egypt felt the blow,
Against my people Pharaoh rose,

And would not let them go,
Till I began a heavier storm,

And made my people fly,

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Then to the Red Sea they did go,

And here's the mystery.

To murmur then they did begin,
While Pharaoh follow'd there:
They saw the dangers they were in-
And now the truth I'll clear:
For just the same 'tis now with man;
Dangers surround you all,

And must come on, I tell you, strong,
Ere men will know their call;
For Pharaoh's host will follow close,
And dangers all surround,

Just like the shore, before 'tis o'er,
Your dangers will be found.

Now I'll explain what this doth mean:.
Dangers stand thick for man,
When I the straw shall take away,
And stubble fills your land;
That is, you'll see the mystery-
Your Corn's design'd for Straw;
And if the wheat I take away,

Then stubble all will know
Must follow next, and man perplex;

Yet thousands will complain-
"We will have food; 'tis not from God;

"We are but starv'd by men.

"The fault we see in man to be→→

"They're starving of the poor:

"Shall we die so?"--they'll answer" No:

"We'll have as heretofore."

So 'twill begin, a storm to men,

These dangers will appear; And like the people at the sea,

You'll be surrounded here.

The Egypt's host did follow close;

The Red Sea stood before;

They judg'd their cause still worse and worse,

And all did murmur there,

Till I began an arm to 1 an,

And did the waves

vide:

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I made the seas to them dry land,

And so I smote the tide.

Then Pharaoh's host, and all his coast,

That did so proud pursue,

Went heavy on, and thought to turn,

But had no wheels to go;

'Twas all too late you see their fate,

A-buried in the deep.

Then Satan there will find his snare

And buried in the pit;

For he press'd on so after man,

As Pharaoh did that day;

Then sure my honour now I'll gain,
And et my chosen free.

MY CHOSEN MEN, I tell thee plain,

Are all that do believe;

Eut mockers here will sure appear,
And with their master cleave;
Because some men will follow him,
Though judgments stand before-
"We oft have heard the self same thing,
"And seen no room to fear."
So Pharaoh, king, will lead them on-
The judgments all forget,

Till to the purpose I shall come,

And make the mystery great.

Whoe'er believe they need not grieve

The promis'd land's before:

I'll guide them through, they'll find it true,

And give them Canaan's shore.

A land 't shall be of LIBERTY;

Their foes I will destroy;

Man's happiness I will encrease;

For man I will enjoy.

Though 't wounds MY HEART to make them smart ;

But sure the storm must come,

Or men will never follow ME;
For Satan leads them on,

In every chain, that now gives, pain,
My land is sore opprgt;

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And the distresses of the poor,
Like Israel, wound MY BREAST.
For in MY LAND MY CHILDREN stand
Half starv'd, for want of bread:
But I'll try all, both great and small,
And see how man will feed;
When I bring on a heavier storm
The hearts of men I'll try;
And if I see they starve the poor,
Then all shall starve and die.

For Famine here shall next appear,
When I fulfil MY WORD;

Three plenteous harvests shall appear,

When men obey their LORD *;
That is, to know if all be true,

And trace the Writings deep;

And public let the words to go,
Then I shall find my sheep.
If large MY FLOCK and few do mock,
No Famine shall appear;

I'll strike the lintels of the doors,

And send my angels here;

With such Disease I man shall seize,

That they shall not get free;

And fast by death I'll bring them forth,

And then my sheep I'll free.

So every year, will fast appear,
When the new date's begunt:

I shall not do as heretofore,
And linger on with man.

The night's far spent, 'tis My intent
To bring the DAY-LIGHT here:

And if Believers are but few

The Famine shall appear:

In three years time, behold the sign!!!

When the new date is three,

* See First Book, p. 18, three divines and four others went to enquire into the truth, and the promises were fulfilled in 1801, 1802, and 1303, of plenty.

+ That is 1800.