When she did remind him of his words, "For wonders I behold!!! "When I the star beheld, "Born of such parents that were mean, As did appear to me then clear, "But by the wonders that are here, "No Knight so high can go; "For where is one on earth can come, "And Heavens did guard her so; "With truth appear before me there, And wonders to behold, "None but a God kept off my rod, "Though it made her heart grow cold, When I appear'd her murderer there To see her on the sand: "But being moved by her tears, "I did the RING Command, That she must bring ere she was seen I ne'er could thought such wondrous thing ( 91 ) The RING to gain, ye simple men, "Let all your BRIDES appear, "With all their COSTLY DIADEMS, "But here's the GREATEST here. "To see the RING that I did fling, "And in the seas did cast, "And HEAVENS a Fish prepar'd for her "To bring it me at last; "I well might fall, I tell you all, "At HEAVEN's divine decrees; "You see her beauty is not small "I now adore His ways, "That did her protect, and me kept back "From every fatal blow, "That Satan worked in my heart; "And 'twas from him I know, "That I went on in arts so strong, "While HEAVENS protect MY BRIDE, "That closer to my heart is come, "No millions here applied." Compar'd with SHE, the man did say, Her charms were millions there. I'll answer thee another day, My Bible so compare: But men I'll see what in them be, And with their BIBLES this compare, So wonders here do strong appear, Which in the end you'll all see clear, BLESS GOD you all were foil d. Her life to kill, her blood to spill, Like him you do pursue; But sure like him your end will come, Whose hearts are just and true; Like him relent, like him repent, Flock of Sheep LONDON: PRINTED BY S. ROUSSEAU, WOOD STREET, SPA FIELDS; AND SOLD BY E. L. FIELD, NO. 2, HIGH STREET, ST. GILES'S, TWO DOORS FROM THE ANGEL INN; AND THE MISS EVELEIGH S, ST. SIDWELL'S, EXETER. 1804. [Price Eighteen Pence.] AND COMMUNICATIONS OF JOANNA SOUTHCOTT, THE PROPHETESS OF EXETER: lately written TO JANE TOWNLEY. LUKE, 24th CHAP. 17th VERSE. "WHAT MANNER of Communications The Garden's not forgot by Me Because if he denied Me Thou fearest the same might fall And thou like him become. on the This made the fear and до go in prayer The Garden all behold: For I in agonies was there The Mysteries all unfold When Lovers here did strong appear, answer come, I to the World will answer here The way When jealousy was fill'd in thee That I'd not let thee go In love to none, the truth is known That I did not ordain : And now the Peter thou dost know, maintain Was so to Me, they all shall see... |