When she did remind him of his words,
And shew d the RING was there.
Then from the RING I'll now begin,
All Satan's power was broke-
And as a man he there did stand, ·
Or did before her drop-
"Pardon, said he in agony,

"For wonders I behold!!!
"Millions of charms in thee must be,
My fluttering heart grows cold;
"When i look back upon the stroke,
"How oft I've seek'd to slay
"The beauty bright before my sight,"
"That doth in wonders lay:
Wonders at first to me did burst

"When I the star beheld,
"That such an infant then was born
"For me to cloath with gold.
"No beauty then to me was seen
"To see a helpless child,

"Born of such parents that were mean,
"A Knight's heart to beguile;
"Ladies of fame I thought to claim,
"In title great with me;
"Therefore the heavens i judg'd unkind,
"To shew such destiny

As did appear to me then clear,
"To let myself down low;

"But by the wonders that are here,

"No Knight so high can go;

"For where is one on earth can come,
"To shew that heaven's so kind,
"Such wonders for them e'er had done,
"To prove that love divine
"Have loved she from infancy,

"And Heavens did guard her so;
"Though Satan strong did seek her life
"In me, I well do know;
"Because my plan I must condemn,
"A murderer from the first;
"And so by arts I still went on,
"Till Innocence did burst;

"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
"Before me to appear.

I ne'er could thought such wondrous thing
That heaven protected her.

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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,
Their judgment let them pass;
And then I'll prove the mystery,
My Bible so is plac'd;
And so must end, I say to men,
If you your Bibles see;
As he the planets did discern,
Her murderer he can't be.
So now in print let this appear
To try the heads of men,

And with their BIBLES this compare,
And like the Knight become,
That heard the cry, as he did say,
The mother and the child;
He view'd the planets for to see
What fortune on him smil'd;
And did discern in her his own,
Which he did first reject;
Till heavenly stars made her his own,
By WONDERS to protect.

So wonders here do strong appear,
Much greater than the child:

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,
When you her tears do see;

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LUKE, 24th CHAP. 17th VERSE. "WHAT MANNER of Communications

The Garden's not forgot by Me
When thou didst go in prayer,
When thon affected was to read
Peter's denial here;

Because if he denied Me
And My disciple strong.

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
Now I'll go on, to youth I'll come
And Manhood let them see;
If éer a Woman this went on
That was not led by Me.

When Lovers here did strong appear,
And bloom of youth did

answer

come,

I to the World will answer here

The

way

When jealousy was fill'd in thee
That men thy heart would draw,
I know thou camest in prayer to Me

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,
That made the thus complain;
Thy heart in love to him did prove
And then thou didst complain:
No further thou wouldst have it
Thy Prayer I'll

maintain

Was so to Me, they all shall see...
That none thy heart might gain,
Unless thy Husband he should be
This was the payer of thine,
That I'll appear to answer here.