So here's a mystery that no man doth know→
I came to die, that he might feel the blow;
And yet the words no man e'er understood,
Nor knew my DEATH which way for to allude.
That I should come and suffer so for Man,
And let the Jews so strong against ME stand,
If that the merit of my DEATH end there,
I ask, my mercies how they could appear?
Because that refuge in ME they found none;
Nor any refuge did I find in them;
Because you know, they clamour'd for
Then how my Bible is it understood,

my

Blood

That all the earth should come and worship ME?
The verse before thee let the Nation see."

Psalm cxxxviii. 4-All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.

«Now, from these words, let all men answer,

Can they prove 'twas ever so?

Yet if I was DAVID'S MASTER,

All his words must sure come true;
Because of ME, all flesh shall see,
He prophesied before;
And in the end 'tis my intend
His every word to clear.

So here's the word that's on record,
That now I'll make to stand;
It is the WORD now of the LORD
Shall go through every land,
My BIBLE here I now shall clear,
And it I'll all fulfil;

And when my wonders do appear,
I shall the whole fulfil."

Psalm cxxxii. 15. to the end-I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. I will also clothe her priests with salvation : and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. There will I make the horn of DAVID to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. His enemies will I clothe with shame but upon himself shall his crown

flourish.

"Now here again, I say to men,

My Bible none do see:

Though it was spoke of David's reign,

It ne'er was done by he;

OF THE PSALMS.

But know that I, who dweil on high,
With David did compare;
His root and offspring I did say―

Then now discern it here;
The ROOT in ME must surely be,

To make the BLOSSOM Come:
And here's the BUD, you all shall see;
The LAMP that must be known;
The ANOINTED see it sure was ME,
To bring these blessings down.
From DAVID it could never be,
His foes for to confound;

No; 'tis MY NAME the whole shall shame;
On ME the CROWN shall stand,
When I appear to govern here,
And reign in every land."

135.

Psalm cxix. 160. 166. 174-Thy word is true from the beginning, and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. Lord, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments. I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my delight.

"Now here to Man again I'll come:

The Psalms stand deep for thee;
And perfect as the words are penn'd,
Thy heart I know to be

Then from the first I now shall burst,
From the beginning here;

And at the last when all is cast,

They'll find my judgments clear.
Then righteousness, in perfect peace,
For ever shall endure;

And from the Psalms, that thou hast penn'd,
MY COVENANT is sure.

So now the Psalmist all weigh deep-
Thy life in it they'll see;

Though they deny" it is a lie

"For DAVID 'tis and ME;"

They'll own it true, before their view,
For David it does stand;

And own of ME he prophesied;

But thee they will condemn

To say, that there can ought appear

A Prophecy of thee.

Now pen the verse thou'st marked here,

And then I'll answer thee."

Psalm cii. 6, 7, 8-I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert, I watch,

and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.. Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me. Ver. 18. 16. 22-This shall be written for the generation to come and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD. When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his GLORY, when the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD. Psalm c. 5-For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. Psalm xcviii. 1, 2, and part of ver. 3-0 sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory. The Lord hath made known his salvation, his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. All the ends of the the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Psalm xcvii. 11-Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. Psalm xcvi. 12, 13-All the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord; for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righ teousness, and the people with HIS TRUTH. Psalm xciv. 8, 9. 12-Understand, ye brutish among the people and, ye fools, when will ye be wise? He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see? Blessed is the man whom thou chastened, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law. Psalm xcii. 11-Mine eye shall see my desire on mine enemies. Psalm xci. 11, 12, 13-For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Psalm cxiii. 4, 5, 6. 9-The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens Who is like unto the Lord our God--who humblet himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and

OF THE PSALMS.

137 in the earth! He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Psalm cxviii. 7-The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore I shall see my desire upon them that hate me. Psalm cxvi. 6, 7-The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me. Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. Psalm cxi. 10-The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever. Psalm cix. 2, 3, 4-For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.

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For

my love, they are my adversaries. Psalm lxxxviii.
15-I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth
up: while I suffer thy terrors, I am distracted.
Psalm lxxxvi. 11, 12-Teach me thy way, O LORD;
I will walk in THY TRUTH: unite my heart to fear
thy NAME. I will praise thee, O LORD MY GOD,
with all my heart: and I will glorify thy NAME for
evermore. Psalm lxxvii. 6, 7-I will call to my re-
membrance my song in the night: I commune with
mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.
Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be fa-
vourable no more? Psalm 1xxii. 15, 16-And he
shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of
Sheba prayer also shall be made for him continu-
ally; and daily shall he be praised. There shall be
an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the
mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Le-
banon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass
of the earth. Psalm 1xix. 6, 7, 8-Let not them
that wait on thee, O LORD GOD of Hosts, be
ashamed for my sake; let not those that seek thee
be confounded for my sake, O God of ISRAEL.
Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame

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hath covered my face. I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children.

THE ANSWER OF THE LORD.

"Now, Joanna, I shall answer thee, before thou goest any further, as thou sayest this has been thy frequent prayers, that none of those that believe in thy writings may come to shame or reproach for thee. Then here is the Prophecy of the TRUE-SPIRIT that is in thee. But from whom came that Spirit upon thee? Are not my laws written in thy heart? And the manner of thy life is written

in the Psalms.

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So now, Joanna, thee I'll answer:

As the Psalms are written here,
Let them know I'm thy MASTER,
And thy Spirit did

prepare

All to go through, as thou didst do-
A Pelican at first,

Because alone, they all do know,
My Spirit here did burst;

And so to man thou didst become
Just like an Owl appear,

That in the desert may be seen→→
Thou 'dst not one helper here;
When I began to lead thee on,
Thou perfect stood alone,
Just like a Sparrow on the house,
To every soul 'tis known.
So all may see the state of thee,
Just as my BIBLE's penn'd;
I lead the Spirit here of thee-
And so they'll find the end.
Thou didst go on, to ME 'tis known,
Sometimes in faith and fear;
And other times thy faith was gone,
To sink in deep despair.

Then surely I, who dwell on high,
Did pluck thee from the Fall;
I took thee from the mire and clay,
Where men did sink thee all.
Thy standing sure shall now endure
For all thy life hath been

Just like the Psalms are mention'd here,

Thy writings prove the thing.

When men look back on what thou'st wrote,

They'll see thy feeling breast;