where they gain the victory, doth not the king gain the honour and glory, from the victory which his sons have gained? Here let men see the parable clear; then they will see that there are not two GODS, but one God; not two LORDS, but one LORD; that the SON doth not take the honour from the FATHER, any more than a prince doth from the king: but he that giveth no honour to the prince, cannot give honour to his father; and the king would be angry to see his son despised. This I have made plain before mankind, to shew them plainly the truth of the Prophets, and the truth of my Gospel, which all mankind shall find is true.

"And now I will shew thee how all stand in figures, in types, and shadows, for the end. The great promise was made to Abraham, when he offered up his son Isaac, as a sacrifice, by God's command: for though I prevented him from slaying his son, yet, in heart it was done by him; because he would have laid his hand upon the son and slain him, if the Lord had not sent the angel to prevent him. See the promise." Genesis, xxii. 16-18. "By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son; that in blessing, I will bless theeand in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed because thou hast obeyed my voice."

"But no more than Isaac was made the sacrifice, no more have these promised blessings ever yet taken place upon the earth: but know I came to be the ISAAC, that was offered up as a sacrifice for sin. Then let them look to the xxvith chapter, and see the promise made to Isaac."

Verses 3, 4. "I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which

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I sware unto Abraham thy father. And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries: and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed."

"Here let men see in what manner this type and this shadow stand; then they must know that the true ISAAC must appear, who was offered up, before these blessings can take place, to bring in a SEED of FAITH, like the faith of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and then the seed of faith will remain: for I shall destroy the enemy that soweth the tares amongst the wheat: and I shall bring in all these blessings, that are promised throughout the scriptures. This will I fulfil, when I have set my KING upon my holy hill of Zion."

Psalm, xxi. 1-2.-"The King shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips."

"Here the Psalms of David stand as figures for the end, though judged by mankind that they alluded to David: but was David that King of glory, who is written of in the Psalms ?"

Psalm, xxiv. 7-10.-" Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. -Who is the King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory."

"Now let the Jews answer, who is the HOLY ONE of Israel, spoken of throughout the Psalms, and throughout their Prophets?"

Isaiah, Iv. 5-6.-" Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not; and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee, because of the Lord thy God, and for the HOLY ONE of Israel; for he hath glorified thee. Seek ye the Lord

while he may be found call ye upon him while he

is near."

Isaiah, xlix. 7.-" Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his HOLY ONE, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the HOLY ONE of Israel, and he shall choose thee."

"Let them answer, who is the HOLY ONE, spoken of by the Prophets? There is ONE GOD, and his name ONE; and there is one LORD, the HOLY ONE of Israel, and his name ONE. So there is but ONE GOD, as they allow; yet there is the HOLY ONE of Israel, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, whom they must now look unto to the ends of the earth, if they will be saved. For the laws of Moses condemn them all; and as a swift witness he will come against them, that they cannot answer one word of a thousand, to justify themselves in keeping his commandments. So if I try them by the laws of Moses, then they are all cast and condemned.

"Here I shall leave thee for the present, of the Jews, and turn to the Gentiles, who profess to believe in my Gospel, and no more discern what they believe, to be redeemed by my power, and to be saved with an everlasting salvation, according to my Gospel;-those who say all is finished, no more discern what they are to be saved by, than the Jews discern how they can be saved by the laws of Moses."

"And now I shall answer thee from their saying, if they believe in my visitation to thee, that a SECOND SON is to be born in a likeness of the FIRST, then JESUS CHRIST must be an insufficient SAVIOUR. To their folly I now tell thee and all mankind, that an insufficient Saviour they have

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made of ME, and an insufficient Saviour I must be, if I have not power to raise a body in my own likeness, to reign upon this earth, with my faithful friends and followers, when I bring in the redemption of man; for they will all find, that as wrong as they drew their judgment of thee, saying, thou art an impostor, which is a thing im possible for man to prove, fully as wrong they have drawn their judgment of ME and my Gospel, which man cannot prove to be true, without my raising up a BODY to be glorified, here on earth, in the likeness of what I laid down for man. Now come to my Gospel: Luke, xxi. 24 verse, to the end. Are not the Jews scattered in all nations? Is not Jerusalem trodden down of the Gentiles? not the Gentiles that are become Christians, because these are the Gentiles that must be fulfilled. Now let them answer, what is the meaning of being fulfilled, and what were the signs that I spoke of the end.. Let them look to all nations, and see what hath followed since my visitation to thee in ninety-two: and remember the words and the tidings which the angels brought.

Strange Effects of Faith, page 32.

"What good news the angels bring!
What glad tidings of our King!
Christ descending from his throne
To bring his Father's glory down."

"Now look to my Gospel. Luke, xxi. 27, 28."Then shall they see the Son of Man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.'

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John, xxi. 22.-" Jesus saith unto him, if I will

that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? Follow thou me." Acts, i. 6-11. "When they were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? 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 ye shall be witnesses unto MF, both in Jerusalem, 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, And, while they looked stedfastly towards heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; 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."

"Now let them answer, in what likeness the Disciples saw ME? When the cloud covered ME, they could see nothing but the cloud; and in like manner the angels told them I should come again; and this is the meaning of my words in my Gospel, of coming in a cloud, with power and great glory; and so, like a cloud, I have overshadowed thee; for though my power is seen like a cloud, and to thee the power is felt; yet from all am I concealed from your sight. And this is the perfect manner I said I should return to bring in the redemption of man: and, if I have not power this to accomplish; then, an insufficient SAVIOUR they must make of ME; to lay a foundation that I cannot complete its building; for an insufficient Saviour I am made by all sects and parties; and this I said I should find at