SONG OF SOLOMON. With tears within thou dost begin, When I impart to thee MY HEART, To waken all, to hear the call, And now at last they so are plac'd My BIBLE here, to prove it clear, "That MY BELOVED he is gone; Till I again in Love did turn, Then thy BELOVED must be known, But 'tis not so, thou well dost know; IN POWER STRONG, as I did come, Always to bear, I tell thee here, A gentle manner thou can'st bear; Under thy head MY HAND was laid, My RIGHT HAND see embraced thee, It was to WOMEN, not to MEN, I in this POWER did come. That on the LORD so strong do lean The apple tree was shewn to thee- As from the fruit, let all be mute, MY BIBLE must surprise them all- That is to come of AGES strong I ask them who is she That's looking for the morning here, The power of darkness to unthrone; But now as fair, I tell you here,' Her Promises do lay. Clear as the sun her light is come; My BANNER doth appear†, That is of Love, I now shall prove, And terrible 'tis here, To overthrow her every foe. Chap. ii. 3. Chap. vi. 4. SONG OF SOLOMON. I tell you plain, ye sons of men, Or, you must blame your GOD to shame, These wondrous visions for to see, If 'twas not true, before my view, Thy life and all give up to ME— Shall be the same!-so know MY NAME, SO WOMEN here in LOVE appear, MY CHURCH Uрon HER it must stand, So I'll end here, and say no more; So 'twas the Song of Solomon- 161 Here ends Solomon's Song, for the present.-Friday night, October 5, 1804. X ECCLESIASTES AND PROVERBS. Saturday Morning, October 6, 1804. Now Joanna begins with Ecclesiastes xi. 1, 2Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shall find it after many days. Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. the earth. Chap. viii. 11-Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. Chap. vii. 29-Lo, this only have I found, that, God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. Ver. 8— Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. Chap. iii. 14-I know that whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. Proverbs xxix. 27-An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked. Chap. xxviii. 26-He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered. Chap. xxvii. 12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. Chap. xxv. 2--It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. Ver. 5-Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righ teousness. Ver. 19-Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint. Chap. xxiv. 12-If thou sayest Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that ponderet the heart consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he ren der to every man according to his works? Cha xxi. 2-Every way of a man is right in his own eyes OF THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON. 163 but the Lord pondereth the hearts. Chap. xix. 9A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.. Chap. xviii. 13-He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him. Chap. xvii. 13-Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. Ver. 15-He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord. Chap. xv. 22-Without council purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established. Chap. xvi. 1-The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. Ver. 3Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established. Chap. xiv. 10-The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. Ver. 27-The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. Chap. xii. 13-The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. Ver. 19-The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment. Chap. xi. 14-Where no council is, the people fall but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. Ver. 26-He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it. Ver. 30-The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. Ver. 31-Behold the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth. Chap. x. 29The way of the Lord is strength to the upright. Fer. 30-The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth. Chap. viii. 12-I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. Ver. 29-When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth. Ver. 30-Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily |