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MY SPIRIT here shall strong appear,
The WORLD throughout TO FILL;
And they that long MY VOICE to hear
Shall have MY KNOWLEDGE Still,
To shew them plan the time is come
My BIBLE to make good;

Dark sayings, ne'er observ'd by Man,
Must now be understood

Were spoke of ME, though none did see
Till I in thee appear'd;

Then know, the WISDOM given she,
To ak her full reward,

As at the FIRST the thing was plac'd,
She craves it in the END-
Will you despise her being wise,
To make your foe to bend ;
My sons to free from misery,
That on your GOD Confide?
It was the WISDOM first of ME,
And yet from Man 'twas hid
Till at the last I come to burst

And place the wISDOM here,

The WOMAN should her PROMISE claim-
Then let her focs take care!"

Solomon's Song, viii. 3. 5, 6-His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me. Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth there she brought thee forth that bare thee. Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave. Chap. vi. 10, 11-Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners? I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded. Chap. v. 2, 3-I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled : for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night. I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them? Chap. iv. 15, 16-A fountain of gar

SONG OF SOLOMON.

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dens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon. Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.-The contents of this chapter: CHRIST setteth forth the GRACES of the CHURCH. Ver. 8-He sheweth his love to her. Ver. 16.-the Church prayeth to be made fit for HIS PRESENCE. Ver. 8-Coine with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon. Chap. ii. 11, 12, 13. 15, 16-For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; the fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines; for our vines have tender grapes. My beloved is mine, and I am his: he needeth among the lillies.

THE ANSWER OF THE LORD.

Now I'll begin from Solomon,

E'er thou dost further go.

They say that all is to the CHURCH

And I shall make it so:

But unto all can they now call,

And let the CHURCH appear,

To say "we 're thine, and thou artmine,"

And boldly answer here,

That from the HEART they can impart

TO PROVE they're so with ME?

I tell thee, no: all hearts I know,
And every heart I see;

Though unto aut is now the call,

But all will not comply;

The CHURCHES here cannot appear

To say in us does lie

"That we are thine, and thou art mine :"

No: every heart I see,

They cannot bring it to the CHURCH,

Till all in heart like thee

Do join the same to have ME come-
The CHURCH most here staud mute,

Till they with thee united be

To strike unto the root.
The foxes here, I mean to clear*,
To take them all away;
My tender vines do now appear,
The branches so do lay,

To join with thee; all flesh must see,
I tell thee, 'tis not so,

That all the branches in the Church,
Like those, with thee do go.
So here are some the branches come,
And enter'd in the VINE;

But unto all it so must come

Before the CHURCH be MINE,
To answer here, as doth appear,
They both are join'd as ONE t.
But from the lillies now appear,
To feed with them I'm come;
As lillies white, before your sight,
So white I'll make them all.
The flowers here do now appear;
The singing birds do call ‡,

That they are clear, the TRUTH is here;
The turtle's voice is come,

To bring in PEACE, let tumults cease:
A turtle must be known,

HOW PEACE from HER did first appear,
The waters to abate :

So now the turtle's voice is here,

To tell you all your fate-
That I AM come for to bring in
My every tender vine;

And all the foxes shall be seen
To perish in their time.

So here's the call, to one and all—
MY CALLING is begun ;

And if with ME you join'd will be,
Unto the VINE now turn;
Then I'll appear to answer here,
And say that you are MINE:
And so MY KINGDOM you shall share,
And I shall call you MINE;

And you the same may claim MY NAME,
To say you're join'd with ME.

So here's the CHURCH I'll never blame;
For in the clefts you'll see §,
That I am come to visit Man-
That is the ROCK for ALL,
And so with ME you join'd may be→
The foxes down shall fall:

I'll take away, I now do say,

All that do hurt MY VINE.

Now see MY BIBLE how't doth lay,
A warning to mankind.

Chap. ii. 15.

† Ver. 2.

+ Fer. 12.

§ Fer 14

SONG OF SOLOMON.

If I appear the whole to clear,

The Foxes to destroy;

Then where's the man with ME can stand

That won't the whole enjoy?

So now appear, the sword is near,

That will destroy my Foe;
The valiant Men expert in war
Must now in valour go,

Till they bring in their EVERY KING,
Where WISDOM strong is plac'd;
For every victory they shall win,
And all MY GOODNESS taste.
So come with ME, you all shall see
What wonders will appear,
When I from Lebanon do come,
My SPOUSE in all to clear † :

My SPOUSE you'll see is join'd with ME;"
MY SISTER, and my BRIDE;

And MY BELOVED, all shall see,
Doth in MY TRUTH confide,

Till I shall come to dwell with them,

As it is said before;

Because their LOVE I now shall prove
My HEART hath ravish'd here'
Better than wine, behold the time
That all these things did come;
And every age call you to mind,
And see if e'er 'twas done,

Like SISTERS here for to appear
Espous'd in LOVE to ME,

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Wishing to bring MY KINGDOM here,
That they may dwell with ME:

But I am thine, and thou art mine,

Is now their every cry.

Now tell ME if there was a time,
My chosen friends were nigh,
For to appear, as these do here-
Invite ME to come down,
Into the Garden to appear?

This Earth shall so be found;

For as at FIRST it so was plac'd,
I'll make it so for Man;

Like PARADISE the whole shall burst,

When I do end MY PLAN.

My SPICES here shall then appear,
And strongly fly abroad:

And in the SPIRIT I am here,

To let Men know their LORD
Is come to clear the BIBLE here:
For all I'll now make TRUE.
I tell you all 'tis time to fear,
That mockery do pursue.

For now see plain, ye sons of men,
The way MY CHURCH is plac'd;
Chap. iii. 7, 8.

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It is of WOMAN, I'll maintain,

To make MY LOVE to burst.

MY SISTERS here and SPOUSE appear-
Mark how the whole go through;
Then how the Church can you now clear,
To prove 'tis done by you;

When you stand out so full of doubt,
And all the TRUTH deny?

The mysteries no man did find out,
Why that the CHURCH did lie
So to compare with WOMEN here-
My SPOUSE and SISTERS too.
See how their love to ME is dear,
Bring all before your view;
Then you must say another way—
"We cannot here dispute:
"We see their love for CHRIST doth lie,
"To strike close to the root
"That did begin to bring in sin,

"That Men might GOD despise;
"But now we see the hearts of them,
"They've surely done more wise;
"Then can we clear HE is not here,
"Their every hearts to draw?
"Then sure HIS LOVE, we now must prove,
"Doth with these Women go."
So I'll appear the whole to clear,
The CHURCH I'm come to call;

And see if they will join with ye,
And full of LOVE be all.

Now if't be so, MY LOVE they'll know
I equal shall return;

For where I see your Love to flow,
Mine is more trong than Men's.
So now appear MY VOICE to hear,
And open to the sound;

For as the words are mention'd here,
They're in these Women found.
Then how can Men the Trial stand,

That do the truth deny,
When you do see the ways of ME
Do like my BIBLE lie,

To prove to all this is the call,

MY KINGDOM is at hand?-

And as the words are mention'd here
The perfect truth does stand:

The Vision see, was shewn to thee

Wet with the dew I'm come t;
Thou knowest my hair did so appear,
And I no coat had on.

So every way, I now do say,

The likeness doth appear;

Tho saw'st the sweat upon MY face,

With wet disorder'd hair.

See the Vision in the Book printed at Stourbridge, by the Res

Mr. Foley, in 1804, p. 109.

† Chap. v. 2.

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