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reproved. Chap. iv. 14-Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a wel of water springing up into everlasting life.

THE ANSWER OF THE LORD.

"Now, Joanna, stop with these words; as these are words no man understood, what that water meant; for all who have believed in ME have been thirsting for water or something to drink. But now I shall go back to the beginning. I came to be a light to lighten every man that cometh into the world; but can you say, every man that has come into the world already is enlightened by ME? or walketh in that light? I tell thee, No; I was in the world, and the world knew ME not; but as many as received ME, to them I gave power to become sons of God, even to them who believed in MY NAME. But how do men believe in MY NAME? Do they believe I am the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world? And were the sins of the world ever taken away? Then know, O man, if I come to take them away, I must FULFIL MY COMING and take them away. Therefore I said, ye must be born again; and what is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the spirit is spirit. Now when I come to destroy the works of the flesh, that the Devil hath worked in the hearts of men to set them to do evil, and place MY SPIRIT within them, then they will be BORN OF THE SPIRIT, which is of God, and not after the flesh, which is the Fall of Man. But he that doeth evil hateth the light, and loves to abide in the Darkness of the Fall; but he that loveth the LIGHT, and wishes to come to the TRUTH of MY GOSPEL, he will come to the LIGHT of the TRUTH, that the truth may be made manifest that the work is wrought in GoD for your REDEMPTION. And this is the fountain of LIVING WATER, that if a man drink thereof he will thirst no more; for when

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ST. JOHN'S GOSPEL-THE LIVING WATERS. 213 the wells of salvation are come to men, then will rivers of joy be flowing within them; and they will not be thirsting like the children of Israel, that thirsted to go back to the flesh-pots of Egypt; nei. ther will they be thirsting, after Gods to their hurt; but when they have drank deep into MY SPIRIT, in my Spirit they will long to ABIDE, and thirst no more to depart from it; for then they will find that GOD is a SPIRIT, and they will worship HIM in SPIRIT and in TRUTH; and know that CHRIST is the SAVIOUR of the world: for I come to seek and to save that which is lost; and Man was lost by the Fall; but know that I come to REDEEM them from the Fall; therefore, I said I should give them LIVING WATERS, to thirst no more. Now I tell thee, these things were not understood; therefore the Jews persecuted ME, and sought to slay ME, because I did many miracles on the SABBATH, not considering that the Son of God was Lord of the Sabbath. But when I come to fulfil the Sabbath, to make it a DAY OF REST for MAN, and make that day a THOUSAND YEARS; then they will know I AM Lord of that thousand years; therefore I worked many miracles on the SABBATH DAY, to shew how I should deliver my people, and how I should hail them, for THAT DAY that is at hand, the SABBATH, a REST for MAN! and that Sabbath shall be a thousand years, wherein every day shall be a DAY of REST; as I worked my miracles without making any distinction of days, so shall perfect happiness flow to Man without distinction of days; for every day shall be a day of rest: that meaneth, they shall rest from sorrow, they shall rest from sin, they shall rest from pain, and from sickness, they shall rest from strife and from contentions, they shall rest from wars and tumults. Then they may see the TRUTH of MY GOSPEL-that now I have given them the fountain of LIVING WA TERS; it is a well of Joy, a well of SALVATION, that they may thirst no more, when they are called with an EVERLASTING CALL, and saved with an

EVERLASTING SALVATION." John v. 44-How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh fron: God only?

"Now I shall answer, before thou goest further: if ye seek the honour of men, the honour of men must perish; but if ye seek the honour of GoD, then you will believe in all HIS WORDS, and be looking for the honour that cometh down from above: that is the honour of his WORD, the honour of his TRUTH, the power of HIS SPIRIT, that GOD might be all in all. And when GoD is all in all, then know the works of the Devil must be destroyed; for how can a man be all in all while he hath a rival standing between? And the rival stands in Satan, between GOD and MAN.”

Chap. vii. 4-If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world; for neither did his brethren believe in him. Then said JESUS unto them, my time is not yet come. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. The officers answered, never man spake like this man. Then answered them the Pharisees, are ye also deceived? Have any of the rulers, or of the Pharisees believed on him? But this people who know not the law are cursed. Nicodemus saith unto them, doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth? Chap. viii. 17—Is it not written in your law that the testimony of two men is true? I am one that bear witness of myself, and the beareth witness of ME. shall make you free, ye He that is of God heareth God's words; ye therefore hear them. not, because ye are not of God. Then the Jews said unto him, say we not well, thou hast a Devil? Jesus answered, I have not a Devil; but I honour my Father; and ye do dishonour ME. Chap. x. 4-When he putteth forth his own sheep, HE goeth before them, and the sheep. follow him; for they know his voice. A stranger will they not

Father that sent ME If the Son therefore shall be free indeed.

ST. JOHN'S GOSPEL, CHRIST SHEWS HIS OFFICE. 215 follow, but will flee from him; for they know not the voice of strangers. But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep; as I said unto you, my sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow ME; and no man is able to pluck them out of MY FATHER'S hands. I and MY FATHER are ONE. Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. Chap. xii. 31-Now is the judgment of this world; now shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto ME.. Chap. xiii. 19-Now I tell you before it come, that when it is come to pass, yo may believe that I am HE. Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that receiveth whomsoever I send, receiveth ME and receiveth HIM that sent ME. Chap. xvi. 7. If I go not away the COMFORTER will not come unto you; but if I depart I will send HIM unto you; and when he is come HE will réprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgments; of sin, because they believe not in ME; of righteousness, because I go to MY FATHER and ye see ME no more; of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. I have yet many things to say unto you, but you cannot bear them now. Howbeit when HE, the SPIRIT OF TRUTH, is come, HE will guide you into all Truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak and HE shall shew you tliings to come, HE shall glorify ME: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. Ver. 24-Hitherto, ye have asked nothing in MY NAME; ask, and ye shall receive, that your joys may be full. These things have I spoken unto you in Proverbs; but the time cometh when I shall no more speak to you in Proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the FATHER. At that day, ye shall ask in MY NAME: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the FATER for you for the FATHER himself loveth you, because ye have loved ME. Chap. xvii. 26--I have declared unto them THY NAME, and will declare it: that the love wherewith THOU hast

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loved ME may be in them, and I in them. Chap. xviii. 22-When he had thus spoken, one of the officers struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, answerest thou the High Priest so? Jesus answered him, if I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why smitest thou me? Pilate therefore said unto him, art thou a King? Then Jesus answered, thou sayest that I am a King; to this end was I born; and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth; every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. Chap. xx. 14-She turned herself back and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, Woman why weepest thou? She saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him. Jesus saith unto her, Mary! She turned herself and saith unto him, Rabboni! which is to say, Master.

THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES.

Acts i. 7-And he said unto them, it is not for you to know the times, or the seasons, which the FATHER hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the HOLY GHOST is come upon you: and shall be witnesses unto ME, both in Jerusalem, ye and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost parts of the earth. And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked stedfastly towards Heaven, as he went up, behold two men stood by them in white. ap. parel; which also said, ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into Heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into Heaven, shall so come in like manner, as ye have seen him go into Heaven. Chap. ii. 38-Be baptized in the name of JESUS CHRIST for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the HOLY GHOST; for the Promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall

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