The Cry of a Stone: OR A RELATION OF Something spoken in Whitehall, by Anna Trapnel, being in the Visions of GOD.  
RELATING To the Governors, Army, Churches, Ministry, Universities: And the whole NATION.  
UTTERED In Prayers and Spiritual Songs, by an Inspiration extraordinary, and full of wonder.  
In the eleventh month, called January. 1653.  
London Printed. 1654.   

To all the wise Virgins in Zion, who are for the work of the day, and wait for the Bridegrooms coming.  
IT is hoped in this day, a day of the Power of God, a day of wonders, of shaking the heavens and the earth, and of general expectation of the approachings of the Lord to his Temple, that any thing that pretends to be a Witness, a Voice, or a Message from God to this Nation, shall not be held unworthy the hearing and consideration of any, because it is administered by a simple and unlikely hand; far be that from us, who have soon the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, babes and children to bring to nothing the Scribes and Disputers of this world, the first to be last, and the last first: far be it from us, who are and shall yet be named the Valley of Vision, to bind up the go forth of the most free and Eternal Spirit at any time, especially in these last days, Within any Law, custom, order, or qualification of man, how ancient or accustomed soever; or within any compass narrower than the Promise itself, Joh. 7.37. who may bind where God hath loosed? canst thou bind the sweet influences of the Pleyades, or lose the bands of Orion? he openeth, and no man shutteth; and let it be considered, if upon this stumbling stone of the Spirits freedom, the wise and learned Ones, both in the days of Christ and of the Apostles, and in our days, have not stumbled and fallen, and been broken to pieces?  
Two things are foretold by all the Prophets, shall be brought to pass, which seal up the Prophecies and finish the mystery of God; The Lords appearing in his Glory upon Mount Zion, and the darkening of Sun and Moon, that is, the shaming, confounding and casting out of all wisdom and power, and whatsoever is but the excellency and glory of man; now if we see these high and precious effects beginning to put forth either in sons or daughters, in handmaids or servants, let us rejoice and be glad, for the summer is nigh at hand: It was the desire of this Maid to present this her Testimony to you, though it is not for you only, but for all.  
If any may be offended at her Songs; of such it is demanded, If they know What it is to be filled with the Spirit, to be in the Mount with God, to be gathered up into the visions of God, then may they judge her; until then, let them wait in silence, and not judge in a matter that is above them.  
There being various reports gone abroad concerning this Maid, too many being such as were not according to truth, Whereby it comes to pass that the things shespake, do not appear to men as they came from her, but as deformed and disguised with the pervertings and depraving of the Reporters; therefore it was upon the heart of some that heard her, (as judging it might be a service done to many, hurt to none but such as fear the Light) to present to public view a true and faithful Relation of so much as for some 7 or 8 days could be taken from her by a very slow and unready hand; whereby a fair opportunity is laid before offended and unsatisfied spirits to examine, try and judge, and happily to correct their Censures; and also the things herein related may come to the knowledge, and reach the hand of them whom they especially concern, if so be they will in meekness search and inquire, whether it be the Lord that hath spoken to them in it.   

Upon the seventh day of the eleventh month, called January. 1654. being the sixth day of the week, Mr. Powel Preacher of the Gospel in Wales, being according to Order from the Council now sitting in Whitehall, come thither to give an account before them of some things by him delivered in his public Exercises in London, among other friends who came thither to see what would be done with him, there came a maid, Mrs. Anna Trapnel by name, who waiting in a little room near the Council, where was a fire, for Mr. powel's coming forth, then with a purpose to return home: She was beyond and besides her thoughts or intentions, having much trouble in her heart, and being seized upon by the Lord: She was carried forth in a spirit of Prayer and sing, from noon till night, and went down into Mr. Robert's lodging, who keeps the Ordinary in Whitehall; And finding her natural strength going from her, she took her bed at eleven a clock in the night, where she lay from that day, being the seventh day of the month, to the nineteenth day of the same month, in all twelve days together; The first five days neither eating nor drinking any thing more or less, and the rest of the time once in 24. hours, sometimes eat a very little toast in small Bear, sometimes only chewed it, and took down the moisture only, sometimes drank of the small Bear, and sometimes only washed her mouth therewith, and cast it out, lying in bed with her eyes shut, her hands fixed, seldom seen to move, she delivered in that time many and various things; speaking every day, sometimes two, three, four and five-hours together; and that sometimes once a day, and sometimes oftener, sometimes in the day only, and sometimes both in the day and night. She uttered all in Prayer and Spiritual Songs for the most part, in the ears of very many persons of all sorts and degrees, who hearing the Report came where she lay; among others that came, were Colonel Sidenham, a member of the Council, Colonel West, Mr. Chittwood, Colonel Bennet, with his wife, Colonel Bingham, Captain Langdon, Members of the late Parliament; Mr. Courtney, Mr. Berconhead, and Captain Bawtrey, Mr. Lee, Mr. Feak the Minister, Lady Darcy, and Lady Vermuden, with many more who might be named: The things she delivered during this time were many; of the four first days no account can be given, there being none that noted down what was spoken. For the rest of the time, from the fifth day to the last, some taste is herein presented of the things that were spoken, as they could be taken by a slow and imperfect hand.  
And to hold out all just and full satisfaction to those Questions, Scruples or Demands, which a Relation of this nature is apt to beget; touching the condition of the Party, where? or what she is? to whom is she known? is she under Ordinances? what hath been her conversation formerly? etc. Before you come to the Relation itself; Here is first offered to you an account of the Parties condition in her Relations, her acquaintance, her conversation, the dispensations of the Lord to her in Clouds and bitter storms of Temptations, in Manifestations of light and love, in Visions and Revelations of things to come; all this is presented to you in the following Narration, taken from her own mouth.   

I Am Anna Trapnel, the daughter of William Trapnel, Shipwright, who lived in Poplar, in Stepney Parish; my father and mother living and dying in the profession of the Lord Jesus; my mother died nine years ago, the last words she uttered upon her deathbed, were these to the Lord for her daughter. Lord I Double thy spirit upon my child; These words she uttered with much eagerness three times, and spoke no more; I was trained up to my book and writing, I have walked in fellowship with the Church meeting as All-hallows, (whereof Mr. John Simpson is a Member) for the space of about four years; I am well known to him and that whole Society, also to Mr. Greenhil Preacher at Stepney, and most of that society, to Mr. Henry Jesse, and most of his society, to Mr. Venning Preacher at Olaves in Southwark, and most of his society, to Mr. Knollis, and most of his society, who have knowledge of me, and of my conversation; If any desire to be satisfied of it, they can give testimony of me, and of my walking in times past.  
Seven years ago I being visited with a fever, given over by all for dead, the Lord then gave me faith to believe from that Scripture. After two days I will revive thee, the third day I will raise thee up, and thou shalt live in my sight: which two days were two weeks that I should lie in that fever, and that very time that it took me, that very hour it should leave me, and I should rise and walk, which was accordingly: From this time, for a whole year after, the Lord made use of me for the refreshing of afflicted and tempted ones, inwardly and outwardly. And when that time was ended; I being in my Chamber, desired of the Lord to tell me whether I had done that which was of and from himself. Reply was, thou shalt approve thy heart to God, and in that thou hast been faithful in a little, I will make thee an Instrument of much more; for particular souls shall not only have benefit by thee, but the universality of Saints shall have discoveries of God through thee: So upon this I prayed that I might be led by the still waters, and honour God secretly, being conscious to myself of my own evil heart, looking upon myself as the worst of all God's flock; the Lord upon it told me, that he would out of the mouth of babes and sucklings perfect his praise; then I remained silent, waiting with prayer and fasting, with many tears before the Lord for whole Zion: And upon that day called Whitson-monday, which was suddenly after, I finding my heart in a very low dead frame, much contention and crookedness working in my Spirit; I asked of God what was the matter, he answered me thus; I let thee see what thou art in thyself to keep thee humble, I am about to show thee great things and visions which thou hast been Ignorant of: I being thus drawn into my Chamber: after this there was a day of thanks giving that I kept with the Church of All-hallows in Limestreet, for the Army that was then drawing up towards the City, in which I had a little discovery of the presence of the Lord with them, in which day I had a glorious Vision of the New Jerusalem, which melted me into rivers of tears, that I shrunk down in the room; and cried out in my heart, Lord, what is this? it was answered me, A discovery of the glorious state of whole Zion, in the reign of the Lord Jesus, in the midst of them, and of it thou shalt have more visions hereafter; So then when the day was ended. I retired to my Chamber, at that time living in the Mineries in Aldgate Parish, where I conversed with God by prayer, and reading of the Scriptures, which were excellently opened to me touching the Proceed of the Army.  
It was first said to me that they were drawing up toward the City (I not knowing any thing of it before) and that there was a great hubbub in the City, the shops commanded to be shut up; Upon this I went down, and enquired of the maid of the house, whether there was any stir in the City; She answered me, you confine yourself to your Chamber, and take no notice of what is done abroad; We are commanded, said she, to shut up our shops, and there are great fears amongst the Citizens; what will be the issue, they know not; With that I answered, blessed be the Lord that hath made it known to so low a servant as I; Then repairing to my Chamber again, I looked out at the window, where I saw a flag at the end of the street; this word I had presently upon it, thou seest that flag, the flag of defiance is with the Army, the King of Salem is on their side, he marcheth before them, he is the Captain of their Salvation; At the other end of the street, I looking, saw a hill (it was Black-heath) it was said to me, thou seest that hill, not one but many hills rising up against Hermon-hill, They shall fall down and become Valleys before it: It was then said unto me, Go into the City, and see what is done there: where I saw various things from the Lord in Order to his appearance with the Army; as I was going, hearing of a Trumpeter say to a Citizen these words, we have many Consultations about our coming up, but nothing yet goes on; presently it was said to me, the Counsels of men shall fall, but the Council of the Lord stands sure, and his works shall prosper: So repairing home, I had many Visions, that the Lord was doing great things for this Nation.  
And having fasted nine days, nothing coming within my lips, I had upon the ninth day this Vision of horns; first I saw in the Vision the Army coming in Southwark-way, marching through the City with a great deal of silence and quietness, and that there should be little or no blood spilt; this was some weeks before their coming in.  
Then broke forth another Vision as to the horns; I saw four horns, which were four Powers, the first was that of the Bishops, that I saw was broken in two and thrown aside; the second horn more white had joined to it an head, endeavouring to get up a Mount, and suddenly it was pushed down and broken to pieces; the third horn had many splinters joined to it, like to the scales upon the back of a fish, and this was presented to be a Power or a Representative, consisting of many Men, having fair pretences of love to all under all forms; this I saw broken and scattered, that not as much as any bit of it was lest. As to the fourth horn, that was short but full of variety of Colours, sparkling, red and white; it was said to me, this is different from the three other, because great swelling words and great offers of kindness should go forth to all people from it; like unto that of Abfalom, speaking good words to the people in the Gate to draw them from honest David.  
I was judged by divers friends to be under a temptation, as H. I. and Io. S. to be under a temptation for not eating; I took that Scripture, neglect not the body, and went to the Lord and enquired whether I had been so, or had any self end in it to be singular beyond what was meet; it was answered me, no, for thou shalt every way be supplied in body and spirit, and I found a continual fullness in my stomach, and the taste of divers sweet meats and delicious food therein, which satisfied me, that I waited to see the issue, which was exceedingly to be admired; I remaining ever since in much health.  
Some years after, when the Army was designing a war with Scotland, I was dissatisfied, judging many that were godly in those parts might be cut off ignorantly; and upon this I sought the Lord, and the Lord after prayer directed me to the 9th of Zecharich verse 11. The eyes of the Lord shall be seen over them, and his Arrow shall go forth as the Lightning, the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go through with the whirlwinds of the South; The Lord said, that his eye, not only his all-seeing eye, which runs to and fro through the Earth, but an eye of Gráce and Love to them as his peculiar treasure, was over them of the Army, and not only so, but they should see it; and as to his Arrow, it was that sharp dealing of his with the enemy; as to the Lightning, it was those burning devourings of those several places that should be ruinated by the Army in those Parts; and as to the Trumpet, that the Lord would show forth a mighty alarm to his people, before whom many high and great ones of the Scots should tumble down, and that he had raised up a Gideon, bringing that of judges 7. to me, to prove Oliver Cromwell, than Lord General, was as that Gideon, going before Israel, blowing the trumpet of courage and valour, the rest with him sounding forth their Courage also; that as sure as the Enemy fell when Gideon and his Army blew their trumpets, so surely should the Scots throughout Scotland be ruinated: Upon this I praised for some hours together, that God had provided a Gideon, and this I saw both by Vision, and Faith, and Prayer and Praises, that God had appointed him for the work of that present day to serve this Nation; and told me that great things should be done, and that he should take his circuit through Scotland, and the Enemy should draw near to us, even to the gates of the City, and there be defeated.  
So I remained praying, keeping many fasting days in my Chamber, till six weeks before Dunbar fight; and then I had Visions given me concerning that first overthrow of the Scots, where I saw myself in the fields, and beheld our Army, and their General, and hearing this Voice, saying, Behold Gideon and the lapping one's with him! with that I was much taken, that they were likened unto that old Gideon and his Company; and then I saw them in a very ill posture for war, and much dismayed, looking with pale countenances, as if affrighted at the multitude of the Scots that were come out against them; whom I saw at a little distance from them, the light of the sky being over their heads, which prompted them the more to the Battle, seeing our Army with darkness over them and much disheartened, and they thinking that our Army was running away, they marched up with very great fury against them, and suddenly as our Army turned, who seemed but a little while to stand before them, the light of the Sky being drawn from the Scots to our Army, they were encouraged, and immediately I saw the Scots fall down before them, and a marvellous voice of praise I heard in our Army: then was I taken weak in my outward man, keeping my bed fourteen days, neither drinking nor eating but a draught of small Beer, and a bit of toast once in twenty four hours; and as soon as this Vision was over, I broke forth to the singing of their deliverance in Scotland; in which time many resorted to me of them that were for the Presbyterian Government, viz. Dr. French's Wife, Mrs. Bond, who was then Mrs. Kendal, Mrs. Smith, who all lived in Hackney, and Mrs. Sansom of Tower-hill, and they related this Vision to Mr. Ash the Minister, who waited till they saw it accomplished, and then admired.  
Upon the fifth of November last save one, 1652. The Lord brought that Scripture to me, Who is a God like unto thee, glorious in Holiness, fearful in Praises, working Wonders? from which the Lord shown me, that his Glory, and Praise, and Wonders he was bringing forth as upon the Land, so now upon the Seas; and the Lord again shown me in a Vision, that many men of account should be taken away in the first great Battle; and I lay in this Vision from the first day of the week at night, until the second day at night, and stirred not, nor spoke, but sometimes sang of a great Victory that I saw upon the Seas, Ships burning, bones and flesh sticking upon the sides of the Ships, the Sails battered, and the Masts broken, and many such dreadful things as to the Hollander; seeing many godly friends also dropping into the Sea, and their bodies beaten in pieces, it remained a long while to my view, but the Victory that I saw in the Conclusion, produced many Songs, crying out, oh, Who is a God like unto thee? according as thou saidst thou wouldst be, so Lord I see thee: At this time, I keeping of my bed seven whole days and eight nights in Mark-lane, at widow smith's, Glazier, where were many Spectators of account, both sea-Captains and others; Mr. Allen a Common-Councel-man, Mr. Smith, Mr. Radcliffe, Captain Palmer, Mr. Knollys, and several other men of account in the City; at this time for seventeen days I eat nothing but two broiled Herrings, and drunk Water and small Beer.  
Two months after this, in the twelfth month, called February, 1653. The Lord suffered Satan to buffet me, yet I questioned not the truth of any of my Visions and Revelations, but said, if I shall be thrown into hell, yet they were the truths of the Lord God, and should certainly come to pass: but I remained in grievous bitterness, being hurried by Satan, and he prevailing over me in a very high nature, moving me to blaspheme; but the Lord kept me from uttering any such thing, though I was tortured in my body, as if he had the full possession thereof, and being persuaded that he had power over my body, and natural life to make an end of it, though I believed from the seal that I had had eight years before, that I should be saved through the fire: This temptation remained with me from the first of the twelfth month, 1653. till the latter end of the second month, called April, lying in the Mineries seven days, in which time I had two Godly men, and a Godly woman watched with me every night; temptations of all sorts were so violent upon me: And at the end of those seven days, my body was freed from that torture caused by Satan, and I repaired home to Hackney, to my Kinsman's house, Mr. Wythe, and there I remained till the latter end of April under very bitter storms, being forced by Satan to walk up and down the fields, attempting to throw myself into a Well, saying, God shall not be dishonoured; For it shall be thought, said Satan, some put thee in, and so thou shalt be in happiness presently; For what can pluck thee out of thy Father's hand, he hath made an everlasting Covenant with thee, Ordered in all things, and sure, and this is all thy desire, and all thy Salvation, which thou hast made mention of to many; and I was forced to lie in ditches frequently, till it was dark night, that some found me, and led me home; And again frequently I took Knives to bed with me, to destroy myself, and still they were snached out of my hand, I know not how, not by any Creature: I durst not eat nor drink for four days together, because it was said to me, If thou dost, thou worshippest the Devil; For in every thing give thanks, whether thou eatest or drinkest, do it all to the glory of God: but thou canst do nothing to the glory of God, therefore thou gratifiest Satan; And do not add sin to sin by so doing; In this time still Satan came as an Angel of light, though I was so full of terror, he still affrighted me in every thing; If I did so and so, I should sin, that I durst not speak to any that feared the Lord, nor I durst not have any prayer, because he said, I sinned if I prayed, or suffered any to pray for me; and I was exceeding afraid to sin, though he drew me abundantly by his false pretences to vow against coming ever among the Saints, or into institutions more; and said to me also, That if I did, I were the most notorious liar that ever spoke; and that made me afraid, because of that dreadful Scripture in the last of the Revelations, where the fearful are ranked with those that shall have their portion in the Lake. Many other dreadful assaults I had, and casting myself at length down on the ground, said, Lord there is no recovery, I shall surely go out like a snuff; presently there shone a light round about me, and this saying, Arise, why liest thou upon thy face, pray and eat, this day is Salvation come to thy house, behold this is the day of Salvation, this is the acceptable time; Ask now what thou wilt in the height or in the depth, and see whether God will not give thee the desire of thy soul; I replied and said, I would not tempt the Lord; he answered me, it is not a tempting of God, when he requires this of thee; I said, than Lord, give me an humble, broken, melting frame of Spirit, pour upon me a Spirit of prayer and supplication, which immediately the Lord did in abundant measure, and many sing concerning the excellent nature of faith: And now having procured a very terrible ague and fever upon my body, in locking myself up in such bitter cold weather, coming at no fire, not among any, lest they should speak to me of my former experiences, which I found did aggravate my sorrow very much; But the Lord as he had cured me in my spirit, so by faith he restored my body; and as to that Temptation mentioned, never to come among the Saints again, which was that grand temptation that drew in the other; It being first settled in my heart, I desired that the Lord would give me a Scripture to inform me that this was slain, and should no more have the least puttings forth in me: at which time, opening my Bible, this was given to me in Job, Thou hast been tied in Fetters, and holden in Chains of Affliction, and it is that the Lord might show thee thy work, and thy transgression which hath exceeded in this time of thy Assaults; Now he openeth thine ear to discipline, and he commandeth that thou return from iniquity; Lord said I! what is my work? Reply was, to go forth to the tempted, and whatever their temptations were, I should have to speak forth to them; And also he having opened mine ear to Discipline, I should go among the Saints, and that company that I walked in fellowship with, and there I should manifest a departing from that iniquity that Satan had led me into, in drawing me from all institutions, making me believe that I should find the presence of God in reading and praying, and in the book of the Creature, and that should satisfy me; But I found him a liar to purpose; though he told me that God had dealt all along singularly with me; and though I were not to forsake the Assemblies of the Saints, yet if God would deal in a singular way with me, it should not go upon my account, but the Lord might do what he pleased; And so he endeavoured to bring me into those Familistical ranting Tenants, that I had almost spent my lungs in pleading against: the Lord having thus freed me, he hath kept this upon my heart to beg the life of faith, and self denial, to hold forth these his dispensations towards me, both in Gath and Ashkelon, whom he bid me tell them unto.  
After my storms, I went down into the Country, to Hillington, near to Uxbridge, and so soon as I came thither, at one Mr. William Atcrosts house, the Lord filled me with many spiritual Hymns, as to my temptations, promising me that my joy should abundantly outpass my sorrow: And while I was thus singing and triumphing over Satan, challenging now a battle, and seeing the Lord so glorious before me; I was drawn into my Visions, as the calling in of the Jews, the over-throwing and shaking all Nations; And a Vision I had concerning the Dissolution of the Parliament about four days before it was, not knowing any thing of that nature was intended, which I sung; the manner of it, that suddenly Gideon (as I called him) and M. G. Harrison came into the  and desired removal of them; desiring Mr. Speaker to deliver up his Commission, and so I saw suddenly a departure of them, though they were very loath thereunto; And this many in the Country can witness: the Minister of Hillington, Mr. Taverner by name, whose wise sent me word of it within four days after I had the Vision of it: In these Visions I lay seven days, and then arose, having strength as formerly.  
Nine weeks after this, coming up to London, Mr. Smith a Linen-draper in Newgate-Market, at the golden Anchor, asked me what I thought of this New Representative that was then in choice? I answered, that I had faith to believe that little good should be done to the Nation by their sitting.  
So after this I had divers Visions at times; wherein I saw their breaking up; I lying frequently, sometimes ten days together, sometimes seven, sometimes eight days or thereabouts; The time I lay ten days was at Hackney, at my Kinsman's habitation, where the Lord gave me Visions of their breaking up, and of the deadness of gideon's spirit towards the work of the Lord showing me that he was laid aside, as to any great matters, the Lord having finished the greatest business that he would employ him in; And I singing forth their breaking up, Colonel Bingham, which was one of them, being present, hearing what I spoke, as to Gideon, and to the rest of the Representative, he was pleased (as I was told) to call it a Prophecy; saying, that he was glad of that Prophecy of their breaking up, for he thought little good would be done by them; This Vision I had the third of the seventh month, called September, at Hackney, 1653.  
Then again, within one month after I had at Mr. Barrats' house at Dowgate, more visions concerning the breaking of the same Representative, and many other Visions I had concerning the Nation.  
And then again, about fourteen days before the breaking up of them, I had clear discoveries of the departure of those from the house, whom I had called the Linsey-wolsey-Party, which the Lord said, he would not have in his Tabernacle-work; But if those whose hearts were upright sat for Temple-work, and for the building of that latter house; which Christ saith, shall be more glorious than that of the former, if they come from among them, the Lord will make them glorious instruments for himself in those great concernments that he had spoken forth in his word; And upon it I saw their coming from them, and I sung the Passing-bell between them: singing forth another Passing-bell to those that are in present power now; Nominating him that was the Chairman, Mr. Rowse, the Lord showing me that his heart was very hypocritical, and that he was not for the work of the Lord; So that I had many songs and discoveries from the Scripture against him, not hearing the least word, but that he was a very Godly man, as Creatures said; But what I had against him, it was from the Lord, which I spoke then in the hearing of many; saying, though he and the rest of them (which are now a Council) said, let us separate from that factious Part, casting them out with the prayers of Christ's poor flock; Reporting that God thereby should be glorified, according to that Scripture in the last Chapter of Isa. But I said, God will appear to your comfort, and they shall be ashamed; This Vision I had at Mr. Marsh's house at Dowgate.  
After this I went home to Hackney, and the first week I came home, not knowing any thing of the dissolution which was then drawing near, I had these Visions: First I saw a great Tower, and the rooms thereof were like to the Counsel-rooms at Whitehall, which I saw strawed thick with Gunpowder; And at a little distance I saw a white Tower, for whiteness and sparkling glory, I never saw any thing to parallel with it; and looking into it, I beheld many very precious Saints with their eyes fixed toward Heaven, their countenances shining as the Sun; and near to them, between that white Tower and the other Tower, were a great many of the Colonels and Chief of the Army, with their Pistols cocked, and lighted Match in their hands, beating the fire upon the gunpowder, endeavouring to drive it up toward the white Tower, but they could not, for the fire would not take; presently upon this, it was said to me, whereas thou seest this high Tower whereon the gunpowder is, it is a great many of men of the wise and politic, grave and judicious so called, that are drawing up together, and their Wisdom, Power and policy is that gunpowder that thou seest, and the match and Army-men, or the chiefest part of the Army that shall assent and join with that Tower, and gunpowder against the white Tower, saying, it was not to destroy the white Tower that they were come forth, but the factious ones that sat therein; Presently this Scripture likened them to those of the Old World, that said, let us build a Babel that may reach to heaven, and God came down and confounded their language; so he will do by these that were rising up against the white Tower, as it is written in the Proverbs, The Name of the Lord is a strong Tower, wherein those factious ones, as they called them, sat in safety, and shall be preserved all their days.  
Another Vision I had at the same time, of many Oaks, with spreading branches full of leaves, very great limmed; I looking to the root, which lay but very little in the ground, & looked dry, as if it were crumbling to dust, and above the ground was only a little dry bark, on which limmed and spreading Oaks were set; a few shrubs which being by, were very lovely and green, these great Oaks fell suddenly down, and covered the other; presently I saw a very lovely tree for stature & compleatness every way not to be paralleled by any thing that ever I saw, and before which the great Oaks crumbled to dust, and the little shrubs were raised up, growing and thriving exceedingly; then I desired Scripture to this Vision; Reply was, in the first of Isaiah it is said, They shall be confounded in the Oaks that they have desired: And as to that lovely Tree, it was declared to me to be the Lord Jesus, which I had sometimes seen in the new jerusalem, which is spoken of in the Rev. ult. That that Tree was the very same that is there mentioned whose fruit should be very many and beautiful, held forth to the Shrubs, which they feeding upon, should immediately grow up to a lovely Stature; which said the Lord to me, thou here seest, that no sooner doth this Tree appear, which represents my Son, but immediately those despised Shrubs that the great Oaks endeavoured to scatter and hid in their holes, they shall come forth, and all the Oaks shall crumble into dust; this is not by Might, nor by Power, or Arms, but brought in through the pourings out of my Spirit.  
Two nights before the Protector was established, I had a glorious sight of a Throne, Angels winged flying before the Throne, crying, Holy, holy, holy unto the Lord; The great One is coming down with terror to the Enemies, and Glory and Deliverance to the sincere, and them that walk uprightly; hearing of this, I broke forth with much Melody, singing also Halleluiah, Praise and Honour unto thee O Lord, will I render with them that thus cry holy.  
Then another Vision followed, A great company of Children walking on the Earth, a Light shining round about them, a glorious Person in the midst of them, speaking these words; these will I honour with my reigning presence in the midst of them; others shall die in the Wilderness, which Wilderness I will show thee by and by; So that departed.  
A third vision followed, wherein I saw great darkness in the Earth, and a marvellous dust, like a thick smoke ascending upward from the Earth; and I beheld at a little distance a great company of , some like Bulls, and others like Oxen, and so lesser, their faces and heads like men, having each of them a horn on either side their heads; For the foremost, his Countenance was perfectly like unto Oliver Cromwel's; and on a sudden there was a great shout of those that followed him, he being singled out alone, and the foremost; and he looking back, they bowed unto him, and suddenly gave a shout, and leapt up from the Earth, with a great kind of joy, that he was their Supreme; and immediately they prompting him and fawning upon him, he run at me, and as he was near with his horn to my breast, an arm and an hand clasped me round, a Voice said, I will be thy safety; he run at many precious Saints that stood in the way of him, that looked boldly in his face; he gave them many bushes, scratching them with his horn, and driving them into several houses, he ran still along, till at length there was a great silence, and suddenly there broke forth in the Earth great fury coming from the Clouds, and they presently were scattered, and their horns broken, and they tumbled into Graves; with that I broke forth, and sang praise, and the Lord said, mark that Scripture, Three horns shall arise, a fourth shall come out different from the former, which shall be more Terror to the Saints than the others that went before; though like a Lamb, as is spoken of in the Revelation, in appearance a Lamb, but pushing like a beast, being not only one, but many and much strength joined together.  
Thus far it was conceived meet and requisie to represent the spirit and condition of the party; Not from thence to borrow the more esteem, or belief to the Relation following, let that adventure forth upon its own score, and stand or fall in that spirit that gave it being; But that the truth may shine forth, as to the particular state and condition of the Party, through that cloud of unchristian condemnings, odious censures, and black defamations of unsatisfied, interested, envious, and unbelieving persons which are gone forth; whereby, that in this dispensation, which to many that were witnesses of it seems to be the Glory and Beauty of it, may be confounded and darkened, and the eyes of them that would see, be blinded in judgement.  
Now concerning her speaking in Whitehall, this account we have to Offer of the state and condition of her spirit in that work; which was received from her own lips in the hearing of some then present, in answer to the Questions which the Relator moved unto her; One Question was asked her some weeks after she left Whitehal, and was this. What frame of spirit was upon you in uttering those things in Whitehall, was it only a spirit of faith that was upon you, or was it Vision wrapping up your outward senses in trances, so that you had not your senses free to see, nor hear, nor take notice of the People present? She answered, I neither saw, nor heard, nor perceived the noise and distractions of the people, but was as one that heard only the voice of God sounding forth unto me; besides her own word, the effects of a spirit caught up in the Visions of God, did abundantly appear in the fixedness, and immoveableness of her speech in prayer, but more especially in her songs: notwithstanding the distractions among the people occasioned by rude spirits, that unawares crept in, which was observed by many who heard her, who seemed to us to be as one whose ears and eyes were locked up, that all was to her as a perfect silence.  
Another Question was, what moved you to silence at any time when you ceased from speaking? was it with you as with other good men, Ministers, etc. who cease at discretion, either having no more to say, or having spent their strength of body, or having wearied the people? She answered in these words, It was as if the Clouds did open and receive me into them: and I was as swallowed up of the Glory of the Lord, and could speak no more. To give you the Relators observation for the further persuading him of the truth of this; He took notice twice in her ceasing from speaking; Once she ended with prayer, wherein being sweetly and highly raised in her admirings of the glory that she saw, she uttered these, or like words: Oh what brightness! what glory! what sweetness! what splendour! which last word she hardly expressed in a full sound, and said no more; Another time ending with a Song, in three or four of the last words, in the last verse, her voice sunk into her breast, that they could not be understood, like the words of a man falling asleep.  
Now follows the Relation of so much of her Prayers and Songs, as by a very slow hand could be taken for eight days.   

Upon the Tenth day of the Eleventh Month, 1653. The Relator coming into the Chamber where she lay, heard her first making Melody with a spiritual Song, which he could not take but in part, and that too with such imperfection, as he cannot present any account of it to the understanding of others: After her Song, she without intermission uttered forth her Spirit in prayer, wherein among many other, she expressed the passages following.  
What is marvellous or can be in the eyes of the Lord? the resurrection of Jesus was marvellous in our eyes, but not with the Lord, for nothing could keep down a Jesus; thy people could never have come out of their graves, had it not been for the Resurrection of Jesus; as thou risedst, so should they, as thou died'st, so should they, thou wilt make all things death before them; what endeavourings were there to have kept thee in the Grave? oh, but what fastness, what locks, what bolts that could keep in a Jesus? oh, but they thought that the Lord Jesus was but a man, they understood not that the Divine Nature was wrapped up in him in the Humane Nature; when thy time came the Sepulchre was open, and the Lord Jesus came forth with great Power and Majesty; oh blessed be the Lord that brought forth the Son, the Heir, him that was victorious over his enemies; so shall there be a Declaration against all things that would keep thine down; faith is that Victory; how so? because faith brings into the bosom, and it draws forth the Death and Resurrection of Jesus upon us: thou art a bringing forth a great Resurrection: Jesus Christ is upon his appearing; there are some do think so, but they say it is not yet begun, God will bring it about another way, and another time; but the Lord says, he will cut short his work in Righteousness; thou knowest who are the Babylonians that are now about thine; as thou didst to thy people of Old, thou wilt come forth speedily,— thy thoughts are so exceeding high and glorious that none is able to reach them; Man cannot bring forth his own thoughts, they are so tumultuous, and run unto the ends of the Earth; oh then what are thy thoughts O Lord,— though the Enemy begin to jeer them concerning those blessed songs; well says God, are my people jeered concerning their Excellencies, their Songs, their Hallelujahs that are of my own making, that are before my Throne? the Lord cannot endure that these Excellencies of his Saints should be trampled upon, which are so perfect, so pure; how pleasant are the songs of thine, when they are brought forth out of the Churches of thine Enemies:— 'tis not all the force in the world that can strike one stroke against thine, but thou sufferest them to come forth to try thine; oh that thine could believe thee for thy break of them, as well as for thy bindings up; all things under the Sun, all things before you, in you, shall work for your good; when they come to understand more of the Mystery, and of the entrails of Scripture, how will they praise thy Highness? The Enemies are strong, Satan is strong, Instruments are strong, Temptations they are strong, what Strengths are against thy flock! They cannot be without the Lion, and Lion-like creatures: Oh if thy Servants suffer, let them not suffer for passion or rash words, but as Lambs; there is a zeal which is but from Nature, a man's own spirit may prompt him to, but the zeal of God is accompanied with meekness, humility, grief for Christ.— Since thy Handmaid is taken up to walk with thee, thy Handmaid always desired that she might be swift to hear, slow to speak; but now that thou hast taken her up into thy Mount, who can keep in the rushing wind? who can bind the influences of the Heavenly Orion, who can stop thy Spirit? It is good to be in the Territories, in the Regions, where thou walkest before thy Servant; oh how glittering, and how glorious are they, what Sparklings are there!— Thou hast a great gust to come upon the Earth, a great wind that shall shake the trees that now appear upon the Earth, that are full of leaves of Profession; but they have nothing but outward beauty, an outward flourish; but thy trees O Lord, they are full of Sap: A great number of people said, oh let our Oaks stand, let them not be cut down: oh but says the Lord, I will make you ashamed in the Oaks that you have chosen; and because you will have these Oaks, I will now give you other Oaks, and what are they? A first, a second and a * third Power, and thou breakest them one after another; oh thine own have had a great hand in these things; thine have said, we will have Oaks and Gardens, how have they run too and fro! says the Lord now, I will give you Gardens, but they shall have no springs in them, they shall be as dry chapped ground, they shall be as the falllow ground: what loveliness is there to walk upon fallow ground? you shall have stumbling walkings upon them, you shall have no green grass in these Gardens; what have all the Gardens of the Earth been? they have been to thine places of stumbling: O thou wilt by these thy strange ways, draw up thine into thy upper and nether springs: thou hast deceived thy Saints once again about these Gardens: let them now run after them no more, but be ashamed and abashed: we have hankered from mountain to hill, we have said salvation is in this hill and in that, but let us say so no longer: when we shall thus be drawn up to thee, than we shall prosper, and thou wilt give us Vineyards, and Gardens, and Trees of thine own, which shall abide.— Thou called'st thy servant to come sometimes near this place, to witness against some, who said that the Kingdom was already given up to the Father, and contemned the Man Christ: but now hast thou sent thy Servant again to witness for thee, for the Kingdom of thy Son.  

Having uttered much more in Prayer, which the Relator, because of the press of people in the Chamber, could not take; She delivered the further enlargements of her heart in a Song, so much whereof as could be taken, is presented to you as follows.  

WHen Babylon within, the great and tall,  
With tumults shall come down:  
Then that which is without shall fall,  
And be laid flat on ground.   

Oh King Jesus thou art longed for,  
Oh take thy power and reign,  
And let thy children see thy face,  
Which with them shall remain.   

Thy lovely looks will be so bright,  
They will make them to sing,  
They shall bring offerings unto thee,  
And myrrh unto their King.   

For they know that thou dost delight  
To hear their panting soul;  
They do rejoice in thy Marrow,  
And esteem it more than gold.   

Therefore thou hearing their hearts cry,  
Thou sayest, Oh wait a while!  
And suddenly thou wilt draw near,  
The world's glory to spoil.   

Oh you shall have great Rolls of writ  
Concerning Babylon's fall,  
And the destruction of the whore,  
Which now seems spiritual.   

Come writ down how that Antichrist,  
That is so rigid here,  
Shall fall down quite, when Christ comes forth,  
Who suddenly will appear.   

Come writ down how those sparkling one's,  
Which Antichrist are too:  
Those Notioners, Oh do writ down,  
How he will make them rue.   

Come writ also that great Powers shall,  
From off their thrones be cast:  
Oh the Lord he will batter them,  
Though they mount up so fast.   

Oh writ that those great Counsellors,  
That now against Christ agree,  
How Christ will never own at all,  
Nor give them any fee.   

Writ how that Protectors shall go,  
And into graves there lie:  
Let pens make known what is said, that,  
They shall expire and die.   

Oh writ also that Colonels  
And Captains they shall down,  
Be not afraid to pen also,  
That Christ will them cast down.   

Because they have not honoured God,  
They have not paid their Vows:  
But only blustering Oaks have been,  
Great tall branches and boughs.   

Which have no spirit nor moisture, then,  
How can they longer stand,  
Though a while they have active been:  
Yet they must out o'th' Land.   

The Lord will reckon with them all,  
And set their words before:  
They have not brought forth Righteousness,  
Nor relief to the poor.   

Which they said they would chief eye,  
But their words do not speak:  
But all unto their own Nets, they  
Do stretch themselves and creep.   

Pen down how all their Gallantry,  
Shall crumblè into dust:  
For the Lord he hath spoken, that  
To dust they vanish must.   

Come Sergeants, what will then you do;  
When your Masters are cast,  
What will become then of your pay,  
Which you run for so fast?   

Oh Sergeants, some of you I have,  
Looked on to be such which  
Would not have taken such a place,  
Your hands forth for to reach.   

Poor Sergeants that were honest men  
Oh how are you fallen,  
Oh how are you now taken with  
The vanity of men?   

Oh Sergeants leave off this your work,  
And get some other thing,  
Your pay'l be sweet to follow him,  
Who is your Lord and King.   

Oh bread and water is more sweet,  
Then Reastmeat of this sort,  
Oh meat of herbs betters for you,  
And of better Report.   

You come and crave pardon of them,  
While you dissemble in heart,  
Oh call for pardon from a Christ,  
When to his bar you come.   

And leave those other ways, which will  
Prove injurious to you;  
The Lord doth hate such practices,  
And he will out them spew.   

Oh keep thy poor Saints, that they may  
Not run away from their Lord,  
Oh let them be contented with  
Th' morsels thou dost afford.   

Oh that they may not now set hands  
To engagements that come,  
But rather engage for the Lord,  
Who is the only Son.   

Oh mind the Saints, how engagements  
Have become to them a snare,  
That others they may not them take,  
But up to thee repair.   

Let them know 'tis but a short time,  
That men thus shall abide,  
'tis but a while that these stormy winds,  
Shall bring forth such great tide.   

Though winds and waves they boisterous are,  
Yet Christ them will rebuke,  
He will speak to them to abate,  
And they'll go at his look.    

After she had breathed forth this Song with more enlargement than could be noted by the Relator; She proceeded in Prayer, which for the press of people crowding and darkening the Chamber, could not be taken; She continued that day in prayer and singing four or five hours together, and was then silent.  
The next day, being the eleventh day of the month, the Relator came in and heard her in prayer, wherein she delivered many things: some whereof being of public nature were taken: And are presented in the account following.  
Must thy Servant that now is upon the Throne, must he now die and go out like a candle? Oh that thy servant could mourn day and night for him! Oh that he might be recovered out of that vain glorious Counsel, out of their Traps and Gins! Oh his soul is in bondage, he will not hear New Jerusalem's Sermons if thou convince him not! Oh that he might be laid in thy bosom, that he might not refuse to come among thy people! Oh that he might hearken to a praying people, rather than to a wicked Counsel, rather than to a Politic crew about him! Father, that he might Lord God come out of those Fetters and Chains; And then do thou show him his work, and his transgression wherein he hath exceeded, and open his eyes to receive instruction; He is in Chains by reason of that outward-glory and pomp that is round about him: Oh he thinks he is taught by thee thus to go and to act! Oh, but blessed Lord, let thy handmaid entreat thee to persuade him; For thy persuasions are more than the persuasions of all the great Doctors and Rabbis that are about him! Oh that they also might consider what they do, they have been Preachers of free Grace to thy people: Let them not now come forth with the voice of Haman, but with the voice of Mordecai; let them be faithful, and say unto him, thou art but a man that doth thus; let them not join with that that thou art breaking in pieces, Thou wilt not have thine to sit upon thrones now, till all thine shall sit together upon those twelve Thrones; Is it not better that he shall pry into the Laws of King Jesus, then of those that are about him? he little thinks that they would bring him into jeopardy; Let him not entertain any upon the account that they are grave, wise, judicious men; But let him look whether Godliness be in them: Oh, but he will say, they are Godly too! Oh, but let him look at actions, whether these actions do speak them Godly! Oh, this is a day of jacob's trouble, thine looked for refreshment, and behold greater trouble, they looked for a birth, and behold it is yet in travel; Many of thy children are put to a stand, and know not what to do; though he doth repulse them, yet let them tell him of his sins, and tell him with humility, and with tears; not as those deluded spirits, that go running about the streets, and say, we have such Visions and Revelations, who come out with their great speeches of vengeance, and judgement, and plagues: Oh, but thine that come from thee, thou givest them Humility, Meekness, Bowels and Tears. Pluck out those of the Counsel that are thy Children, tell them that thou dost not love linsey wolsey garments, linen and  mixed together, neither in the thrones, nor in any building, or Temple, or Concernment of thine. It is true, Authorities and Powers are by the permission of the most high; He gave Commission to the Assyrian to be a rod to Israel, till he had accomplished his work upon Mount Zion; But here is the difference, that was an enemy, whom God would destroy with eternal fire, and perpetual burning; But these come forth as brethren, as thy children; and therefore thine do not know how to bear it from them: Oh, it is a grief to the heart that they should smite and grieve thy Saints; Besides, the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus is at hand, all the Monarchies of this world are going down the hill: Now is a time that thine should look off from these things, and lift up their head, for their Redemption draws near; Now thou requirest a greater going forth of the Spirit; What manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation? we are not to be for ourselves but for Christ; Now the treasury is open, and every one is to cast into it; now all is spread open, for all to come, to cast in something: Oh come forth thou great Builder in thy glory! Oh what sheddings of blood have there been in order to this work! Let there be days of Glory; Hear the voice of thine, yea, thou dost hear them, though thou wouldst have them to wait, they shall not be ashamed; they that tarry and rest upon thee, thou wilt come and lead them with thy sweet spices: Oh that the soldiery might now come forth out of their bravery, and say, shall there be some that shall come up to that glorious building, shall they reign in that day, and shall we that have gone forth for the Lord thus far come short thereof, and be laid aside! Oh help them to entreat thee that thou wouldst not spew them out of thy mouth as lukewarm ones, nor let them not be cast out of thy Temple; Now is a measuring time that thou art measuring thy own Temple, not the world, but thine own Saints, there is a little silence from Trumpets and Battles, and now is a time of silence: Oh but there is a time of the shooting of bullets, and they will come forth again! Oh that thy Temple might not fall to pieces, the stones that are joined to the Corner stone, that they may not have the hammer come upon them; no, nor any Iron tool come into thy work.  
Oh let him be willing to part with such things as may hinder the prosperity of his soul; make him out of love with the wine and feasts below, and bring him in love with thy liquors and flagons from heaven! Oh but their veins are so full of blood before, that they have no room, but do thou cast the overflowing blood, and then what can hinder thy work! Oh but can these dry bones live? give thy handmaid leave to tell thee that thy children are like dead bones now in the Valley; But thine say Lord, thou canst make them live, thou canst bring nerves and bones, and knit them together again; Let thy servant never be silent till they be brought out of the Valley, out of the slimy pit! Oh do thou fill their pools, thou causest rain to come and fill the pools! Oh fill all places, all things with water from above, that thine may drink thereof; bring forth that water, that may make them Warriors for thee, and not any longer for themselves, and let them know that thy servant doth abundantly tender them! Oh let all that thy servant hath go for Zion; First, Second and last breath; Were it not for thine, thou wouldst send the Nations into this Nation; thou hast a people in this Nation, who have thy name upon them, therefore thou wilt not let out the boars, and the wild beasts against them, for they would spare none; Thou hast a few names that are clothed in white, whom thou dost abundantly delight in, and they delight in thee; they commit their way unto thee, and thou wilt not destroy them, though they live in Sodom; thou hast many precious lights in this Nation, in this City, or it would be suddenly burnt with fire: Oh how beholding is this tumultuous City to thine inheritance!   


OH sing for Zion Songs my soul,  
And magnify that Grace,  
Which will bring Zion back again  
Into the glorious place.   

Oh I will pray while that he doth  
Appear here on the Earth,  
The sparkling glory of those that  
Are thy most lovely flock.   

I will rejoice while I do breath,  
Because I do believe,  
Thou wilt some of the Soldiery  
Again to thee receive.   

Oh Lord when that thou comest forth,  
Scales shall fall off their eyes,  
And then they will look unto thee,  
And still they more shall rise.   

When th' hast brought them into thy sweet ways,  
And Paths of pleasure too,  
Where they may recreate their Souls,  
And behold joys most new.   

Oh Lord it is delight to me  
To hear thy pleasant voice,  
Concerning some of the Soldiery  
That their Pikes up shall toss;   

And go forth shall fully against  
All foes they have within,  
As well as against those without,  
And Canons they shall bring.   

Their Armour shall most lovely look,  
In those thou dost appear,  
Thou art their Colonel indeed,  
Every troop for to cheer.   

Oh every Regiment of thine  
Thou sweetly will't them speak,  
And oh all eyes shall then run down,  
They shall eke mourn and weep.   

That they have disobeyed the Lord  
In bravery so rich,  
And in their dainty dishes that  
They have with them enriched.   

When others would have been glad of  
Crumbs that fall from their board,  
Many do say still they must have,  
Oh these thine will record   

Against themselves, and mourn for it,  
The Lord will then pass by,  
And he will draw them forth again  
And speak them graciously.   

Oh when thou comes, with shamefacedness,  
Oh ye Colonels great,  
And Captains too, do ye fall down  
Before the Mercy seat.   

Then he will welcome all of you,  
And say, oh here is that,  
Which is more costly food for thee,  
And far more delicate   

Than all thou hast of that thou stolest  
From the Commonweal-poor,  
For to feast thy carcase withal,  
Which is to be no more.   

Oh Soldiers shall I tell you of  
Great Victories indeed!  
Oh come and hearken unto it,  
For 'twill supply all need!   

You shall not great alarms then,  
Nor drums hear from your foes,  
You shall not see their spears nor bullets fly,  
At all you to oppose.   

If you will hearken to the Lord,  
Which calleth for your hearts,  
If you will say, oh take them, than  
You shall not feel foes darts.   

Oh when Christ speaks to you, as well,  
If soon you do reply,  
Not with a flattering speech, but with  
Sound words to his Glory.   

Then oh he will give unto you  
That which will be much more;  
Oh the pay that shall come from a Christ,  
It will throughout thee store.   

It will weigh down all flesh surely,  
It is heavier than you think,  
It is more precious than your Oar,  
Then do not from it shrink.   

O Soldiers all, that now you were  
Upon the Mount with me,  
That so your Songs they may be heard,  
When that you come to see.   

Oh it will be well worth your time  
To follow the sweet Lamb  
Wherever he goes, oh after him say,  
Oh Lord we come, we come.   

Oh here is a Generul, and he  
Is a King of them too,  
A Protector, Conservator,  
Oh draw near him up to.   

He will be all things to Soldiery  
That their hearts can desire,  
Oh he will be weapons to them,  
He will be their match and fire.   

Oh he'll be also Cannons great,  
Granado-pieces too,  
O muskets he himself brings forth,  
To put your hands into.   

Oh he will be Pikes for you, to  
Go after enemies strong;  
Oh he will be a Sword for you  
Against such would you wrong.   

O he will beat your drums for you,  
And your Alarms sound,  
He will give watchword unto you,  
That none shall you confound.   

Oh he will also trumpet out  
An harmony so sweet,  
Which shall make you on geldings mount,  
And walk upon your feet.   

He will be for Soldiers that stand  
And cleave to Israel,  
With the horsemen he will go forth,  
And open wide their breach.   

It is better to side with him  
Which is a King for ever,  
Then to the earthly Kings below,  
Whom pale Death shall soon sever.   

A Soldier he will remain  
Till all Nations are cast,  
And till the Remnant doth come in,  
Which soon shall draw full fast.   

When he calls them then they shall run,  
And draw near unto him,  
He speaks the word, oh come you forth,  
Then do you answer; when?   

His voice it is most powerful,  
They cannot it gainsay,  
But must reply, oh we come forth  
To thee our brightest Day.   

Oh Soldiers do you love always  
Him which will go before,  
And slay all Giants in the world,  
And make them roll in their gore.   

You have not only to Scotland gone,  
But to Holland also,  
He sounded forth his voice so high,  
And whirlwinds made to blow.   

And on the Seat oh there he hath  
Most gallantly appeared,  
When you were struck with sorrows great,  
He then your heart upbeared.   

For he then undertook the stroke,  
And smote those foes so high,  
Though they did brag, and boast, and say,  
They were great Almighty's.   

But oh the Mighty which is true  
Did their might then confound,  
He sunk their ships and slew their men,  
Much treasury he drowned.   

Oh 'twas the great God on that Land  
A General was, before  
The same Highness did go on seas,  
And did appear much more.   

A Pilot he went in the Ships,  
Still did remain and stay,  
And turn them about for this Land,  
Much kindness to convey.   

O he it was that drew them on,  
And fought for us before,  
Oh he it was that broke their masts,  
And humbled the great ships all.   

O he it was that made them run,  
And made them hid their head,  
It was thy strokes, oh thou great God  
That laid their bodies dead.   

Oh 'twas the Lord himself I'm sure,  
That stopped the Holland's ships,  
That did maintain our Land-ships, when  
Those Hollanders he split.   

And is not these things for to be  
Declared, and writ down.  
When th' hast on our Nation so shone,  
And them how hast thou crowned?   

With mercy and deliverance,  
Which is exceeding great:  
The loss of many precious ones,  
And splitting of great ships.   

Oh but the loss of thy dear ones,  
Oh is not that to be  
Thought on by you that are great ones,  
And of the soldiery.   

Oh think! oh remember these things,  
Oh, again call them to mind,  
That you may fresh have God's goodness,  
And feel his rushing wind.   

That so more of you may be wise,  
Here in this Nation great,  
That so you may no longer stretch  
Yourselves, and lie and sleep.   

Our Father, wilt thou bring to mind,  
And fasten it on their hearts,  
That they may not themselves, that they  
Harden not to thy smarts.   

Who have been brought along the work,  
By thee the Lord of Glory,  
That they may get up to the Lord,  
And to his territory.   

Oh thou dear General also,  
I would fain have thee to hear,  
The Lord Jesus does speak to thee,  
Oh come therefore and hear.   

Oh harken unto Christ and hear,  
Let not his sound go forth:  
But oh do thou gently receive  
What he will thee counsel.   

Do not hearken to vain Spirits,  
Nor to Counsellors great,  
Which wicked are and false ones, which  
Did drive thee to thy seat.   

But harken to sound words which come,  
From him that is so rich;  
Oh listen what the Lord holds forth,  
And what he thee doth teach.   

That thou shouldst not assume to thee  
Higher Power than Christ doth give:  
But thou shouldst say unto all Saints,  
Oh come let us here live   

In honour and great Dignity,  
Which Christ here doth afford;  
Oh let us have one only King,  
Always t'write our Record.   

Oh do not thou aspire, for to  
So high a title have;  
As King, or Protector: But oh  
Unto Christ that do leave.   

Oh let him be advanced, and  
You he will then up raise;  
Oh he will give unto thy soul  
Most comfortable days.    

THerefore Father teach him, let him know that he may reign as one of thine: Oh, is it not a sweet thing to be crowned by thee? and that is sweeter than to be crowned by man: Oh says Gideon! I will not be your King, the Lord shall reign over you: Oh, it is enough for him to be one of thy Kings! Oh let him now deny, and cast it down, and say; Without these Dignities, and great Titles, I will serve the People and Commonalty; and then wilt thou say to him, thou art my Gideon; Let him consider that thine shall rule over all Nations; and let him say, why may not this be the time that it does draw near? Let not him say as they said of old, who put the day far from them, that the Vision was for many days; for a time yet afar off; But let them accept of the day and time that thou hast put into their hand; The Lord is building his Temple, it is no time now for them to build Tabernacles; Now thou art upon thy Temple-work, shall they be building great Palaces for themselves? The Soldiers slight thy handmaid, but she matters not, they shall and must consider in time; they say these are Convulsion-fits, and Sickness, and diseases that make thy handmaid to be in weakness; But oh they know not the pouring forth of thy Spirit, for that makes the body to crumble, and weakens nature; In these extraordinary workings thou intendest to show what is coming forth hereafter; something is a coming forth, there is so Lord; and oh how does thy handmaid bless thee!   

Having Prayed for, and made much mention of the Merchants, she Sings the following Hymn to them.  

OH merchants! oh turn to the Lord!  
What he to you reports,  
Look into the written word so sure,  
And see what he brings forth.   

Oh do not grieve at losses great,  
Though all your ships do split,  
Oh look to that bottom wherein  
Cannot come any leak.   

Oh take up now your time for that  
Which is precious and most sweet,  
And shall be given forth to you,  
That will receive meat.   

Oh Merchants! I fain would that you  
Might have true gold indeed:  
Oh I desire sweet preserves, which  
Christ unto you doth leave.   

The sweet preserves come from the Seas,  
And from those foreign parts,  
Which are made up by those Indians  
That are so full of Arts.   

You have your Candied Ginger, and  
Your Preserved Nutmegs too:  
That so you may delight therein,  
And your mouths overflow.   

But! oh there's candied things indeed,  
Which is covered with Gold,  
There is not such preserves as they  
Which shall be turned to mould.   

But these preserves continue shall,  
No mouldy skins shall be  
At all of them; But the longer  
You keep them, you shall see   

They are as fresh and lovely as  
They were when first he brought,  
They do not lose their taste at all,  
Oh that you would have sought.   

These things indeed as pleasant, all  
That you would feed upon  
Them which will strengthen you always  
And lead you to mount Zion.   

Oh Merchants cloth yourselves with robes,  
Which will never be wore  
Not that which will to rags be turned,  
Nor that which can be tore.   

But here is Clothing substantial;  
Oh it is costly too!  
Oh it is white! Oh it is that  
Which Christ's blood bought to you!   

That you might be clothed herewith,  
And herein still may go,  
No nail nor splinter can these tear,  
Nor can remove the show.   

'tis glorrious and substantial too,  
And it abides for ever,  
No enemy can rend it from,  
Oh none can it you sever.   

Oh merchants then lift up your heads  
Though losses you may have;  
Oh the more of Christ do you now beg  
Which will make you most brave.   

Oh you that are proud, and with stout necks,  
And mincingly do go,  
With your black spots and powdered locks,  
Thinking to make a show.   

And so you go unto those which  
Are carnal hearts with you,  
But oh the spiritual do see,  
They do hate it, and spew.   

They cannot endure your company,  
Oh cover then your skins:  
Remember when that Adam fell,  
He covered was leaves in.   

His nakedness with levy skins,  
At length must be his ;  
Oh therefore all you naked ones,  
Oh do not Scripture oppose.   

Oh you that sport it forth with that  
Which is jesting most vile,  
The Lord himself does to you say,  
That he will you rob and spoil.   

Oh you that think to do that which  
Is injury to Saints:  
Oh the Lord he draws them more unto  
His lovely open gates.   

Where he takes them into himself,  
When others are shut out,  
Then Mordecai must be called in,  
Haman must hang without.   

Oh thou dear Lord, they chains would do  
Thine injury therein,  
They cannot, for the Lord their God  
He is their only King.   

Oh sing! oh soul! that I am fain,  
And do lift up my heart,  
Unto thy beloved so high,  
Which is exceeding great.   

Hallelujah unto Jehovah,  
I will without fear sing,  
Unto him which creatures all brings forth,  
Oh! thou art the great King.   

That store and plenty art to thine,  
Rivers and streams are there,  
Oh thou dost so much love unfold,  
That does the heart so cheer.   

While it sings songs to others, and  
At the mentioning  
Of the perfumes and costly things,  
Which are esteemed dear.   

They must esteem; and count them dear  
That receive from a Christ:  
For it cost his most precious blood,  
To bring forth interest.   

Into these Royalties it was,  
A Saviour led therein,  
Thy going to the grave oh Lord,  
And rising up a King.   

Oh he was willing for to be  
Crowned with a thorny one,  
That crowns unto his children might  
Be brighter than the Sun.   

Oh he was willing to drink gall  
And vinegar so sharp,  
That so his Saints might drink sweet wine,  
For to revive their heart.   

He willing was, that they should with  
Their spears that then were sharp,  
Run into his own sides, that so  
His children might not feel smart.   

But that water and blood might come,  
For to cleanse, and throw out  
All their defilemets that came when  
Man he was driven out   

Of that old Paradise, before  
A Christ a new one brings,  
Which shall abide for evermore,  
Where thine shall in it sing.   

Oh how greatly then are those Saints  
Established by thee,  
That hast a rest brought forth to them,  
Where they shall always be.   

Oh it is much more better, sure  
Then Adam's state before;  
Oh here is one that is so strong,  
None can it rend nor tore.   

Oh Saints, love Christ, love him dearly,  
That hath for you thus shown  
Great dignity, and his power,  
Which set you on his Throne.   

Oh Saints rejoice! Oh take your harps  
Down from your willows now:  
And play your tunes unto the Lord,  
For none shall make you bow.   

Great Babylon it shall not mock,  
Nor injure your sweet songs,  
In the enjoyment of a King,  
That cast out hath those throngs.   

Oh you Saints that Christ tarry on,  
When he hath taught you play,  
His melody shall you sound forth,  
In the sun-shiny day.   

Therefore desire, and wrestle too  
By faith and prayer, while  
The Lord hath brought you forth from all  
That endeavour you to spoil.   

Oh fear not! do not tremble, but  
Go on courageously.  
Let Prayer, let Faith, let Zeal go out,  
And through your tongues let fly.   

Oh Prophets all, do you speak out,  
With bold courage for him,  
For unto you he shall draw near,  
And appear even when   

That the rotten walls are thrown down,  
And the great Chaos falls,  
A fabric then that you shall have,  
That by faith on him calls.   

Oh he will not be slack, though men  
They shift and put you off,  
Yet he will suddenly relieve,  
And let his Cannons of,   

That shall all forts and bulwarks here,  
All foes that do upstand,  
Shall be laid flat upon the ground,  
And thine shall enter the land.   

O, Canaan, Saints you are gone into Oh  
that is the pleasant Land,  
Where you shall eat his grapes most sweet,  
and that in his due time.   

Oh they are fruit that are most sweet,  
they are not rot within  
They have no blemish, in them all,  
he will fill you to the brim.   

You are my Joshuas, and are  
my Calebs', that I love,  
And you also do show to me  
that you climb up above,   

Oh unto you I now do speak  
they shall go on apace,  
And enter into Canaan's Land,  
and dwell in those sweet rays.   

Therefore take heed o Israelites,  
how you do speak and pray  
Unto the feeb jest of the flock,  
to keep them from the way,   

Wherein they shall green things behold,  
and milk and honey eat,  
Oh therefore awaken them not  
do not the sickly beat.   

But like true Calebs' do go forth  
with courage bold and stout,  
And speak well of God's Canaan  
which other seek to rend.   

Oh do go tell the goodness of  
the place, and might therein,  
The fortifications thereof  
which are made by our King,   

Oh speak well of your Canaan,  
and of its Bulwarks there,  
Oh tell of its most glistering walls,  
and tell what can compare.   

What rooms, what walls, what hang can  
set forth of what is there,  
What meat & drink can be to that  
which is so sweet and clear?   

I tell you, God will take it well,  
when well you do report,  
Concerning his sweet Canaan,  
and his salvation cups.    

Another Hymn.  

OH blessed Lord be thy great Name,  
that Prisoners shall go free,  
Out of the prisonhouse thou brings  
redemption comes from thee.   

Oh those that are thine Enemies  
and Rebels were also,  
Thou hast captived captivity,  
that forthwith they may go.   

Though in that inner prison yet  
thou sarest oh come you foes,  
For here is redemption spoken,  
by Jesus is broke out.   

Oh come to him though you have been  
slaves and vassals to sin,  
Yet his Father's free grace he doth  
unto your souls eke bring.   

And saith Oh Rebels I came forth  
that so you might be changed,  
And of rebellious made such which  
shall with Christ ever reign.   

Oh come saith Christ, you captives been  
that Satan hath held under,  
Oh if you look upon a Christ  
your foes shall not you plunder.   

That he to his enemies should come  
and make them his dear friends,  
Calling them not his servants more,  
but choice and only friends.   

Oh report of your Saviour,  
that is a Prophet too,  
And hath treasures provided with  
for every moment new.   

Oh speak well of your Saviour  
which as a King appears;  
Go declare him that is the Lord,  
and wipes away your tears.   

Oh go forth Saints, express your love  
to this dear Jesus Christ,  
Though some may despite show to him  
yet open wide your eyes   

Unto him, for to you he'll come,  
and also shall to others,  
That with temptations are scorched,  
and are so full of smothers.   

O that thy Saints that are cleansed  
would to others the oath  
Publish of grace & goodness which  
in person he breathed forth   

Oh notioners they shall go down,  
at the sound of him which  
Will not them fail who do him love  
but he to them will reach   

His arm for their salvation, and  
puts them in his bosom,  
Though sin and Satan would most fain  
yet they cannot there come.   

For thou hast hedged thine about  
and thou hast lacked them in,  
Oh none can fetch and drive them forth  
from the most mighty King   

Oh the long of poor Souls sure  
to see thy countenance!  
Oh if the world did him behold  
oh they would prise his glance.   

When creatures are in Dungeon dark  
they prise one beam of light,  
Much more do thine when they do see  
beams of thy lustrous light.   

Oh they that have a while been  
& pined with hunger bins starved  
Oh they will prise any relief  
from it they will not fling,   

But eat it gladly, and will praise,  
and then what may they do,  
whom thou hast brought from chains & from  
satan who would them rue?   

Oh Lord than thy spiritual ones,  
the more of thee they eat  
The more of thee they do desire  
thou art so excellent sweet.   

Such honey and such wine as which  
does drop from thy sweet spring  
Oh they desire to reach forth, and  
most kindly take it in.   

Oh they Lord, that have felt the cold  
and in the storm have been,  
Oh how they will breathe after thee  
and crowd under thy wing!   

And thou their Lord wilt cover them  
from all the bitter storms.  
They shall be kept under thy wing  
and freed from the world's harms.   

Oh it is Lord, Oh it is sweet  
to draw thee forth at length,  
It is thou Lord that must draw out  
thyself, thy height, and breadth.   

For when thou hast drawn up to thee  
oh the large field thine is in  
And the many paths where they may walk  
hand in hand with their King.   

Who lovingly doth walk and tell  
of things that shall break forth,  
And of the new Jerusalem,  
gloriously thou dost afford.   

Oh when thou takest such from below  
to thee that art so high,  
Hallelujahs, must go forth thorough  
the Heavens and the Skies.   

Hallelujah when the sentence shall come forth  
of dread against all those  
That are against such a lovely God  
and do thy Name oppose.    

These were uttered and sung the twelfth day of this eleventh month.  
Upon the thirteenth day she uttered many precious things in Prayer and Songs, which the Relator could not for the press of people writ down.  
Here follows some short account of some things she uttered the 14th. day, as the Relator could take them in some scattered expressions.  
LEt thy Servant beg high springs for Saints; come in with full springs in such a time as this, when that the waters are brought so high, that thy poor children are ready to be overwhelmed by them, in their snares and entanglements; they say these waters are very clear and sweet that come from men, but at length they make the Soul very muddy; Why is thy Handmaid so long with thee upon the Mount, seeing thy sparkling glory, and those reviving springs, but that thy Handmaid may plead with thee concerning thy Saints, thine Inheritance, and that her heart may take in the things concerning thy Saints. There is now a great deal of provision for a poor man, and yet he will whither and come to nothing; certainly folly will be writ upon his labour, Thou wilt not commend it as a piece of wisdom, Thou wilt not give it a badge of honour, Thou wilt rather put a blot upon it, Thou wilt never write fair concerning it; Thou art coming to write fair concerning the Palace of the Lord Jesus, and the Glory of that Kingdom; oh, but they have a veil over their eyes that they cannot see it; Oh, but says God I have a Jacob, a dew, a Lion, and they shall know it: I have but a few names among you, in whom my Name is found, though I have a great many souls; Thou wilt find. Lord, but a few that have kept themselves undefiled from the world, that are pure Religious ones; there are may fleshly, national, formal religious ones, but the poor, fatherless and widow are the companions of the pure religious ones. They think it scorn if one should tell them they are not Religious, they will say you are censoririous, Oh, but thou wilt tell them, that they do not do that which is pure Religion, that is so before God; who is such a burning and shining light as John was, who gives forth such a Testimony of Jesus as John did? Is it not said, that they who faint in adversity, it is an argument that their strength is small? When they are in prosperity than they can speak large and high things of Jesus Christ, but then to hold out in time of temptation, that hath a good report with God; God saith, I will judge righteous Judgement, I will not judge what you do, when you meet, and speak and pray together, but I will follow you into your secret places, your Houses, your Callings, your Offices, etc. those that breath after thee Lord, they are searching after their secret sins, for thou comest into the heart; they cannot prosper that cover their secret sins; there is such a covering of secret sins, that prosperity flies from us, and takes wings and flies away.—  
It is not a time now to raise States, and Names, and great things, for thou art now pulling down, they will set up their Beacons upon their own hills, when thou sayest thou wilt have thy Beacon upon thine own hill, and thy Standard set up there; oh how do men set up their posts by thy posts?—  
When thou dost make Bars and iron gates they will endeavour to break them open, and beat them down, that the enemy may come in among us; they think if they have armied men about them, it is well with them; O, but to have thy armed men which are Chariots of fire about them that were safe indeed: When thou comest with thy hand, what are all these before thee? they are crushed on a sudden. Take away Lord all that sour leaven that is upon the earth, it savours all the meal, that it has a brackish taste; though many of thy children in their affections and judgements may be soured by this leaven, yet thou hast some into whom this sour leaven cannot enter: Take it out of thy Children that are in the midst of the earth, and keep thy lump that it may not be infected; many are infected, their language is infected, it was sweet before, but now it is confused, it had an harmony, but now it hath no relish.—  
Thou hast declared the coming of the Lord Jesus, that he shall come suddenly, so the transactings of things here below do come suddenly, and poor man, how is he confounded, he is in a smother in his own judgement, he is in the smoke, and cannot find the door! Let not thy Children be blinded and bloodshed, oh take them out, and let them take heed that they do not return into such smoky houses again; oh, let thine bless thy Name, that thou hast proved a clear flame for their eyes, a burning flame, that shall burn up all smoking things, as crackling thorns under their feet  
Oh, that thy Children should drink up inflaming Wine, not like thy inflaming wine, for that's a beautiful inflaming, but an inflaming to redness and burning.—  
Thine that thou keepest from such things, they shall walk with thee, thou wilt make them partakers of glorious Privileges, thou wilt bring them into thy Territories above, into thy sweet Walks, how wilt thou hang them about with Honeysuckles? not like the honey that is of the earth, that is clogging, but pure honey that is reviving; thy Ezekiels that behold thee by the River Chebar, Oh what sights, what glories, what rivers, what springs do they enjoy! and yet thy children are afraid to suffer; Oh what a spirit of slavish fear hath seized upon thy own children! though thou hast said the Lord will be with you in the fires and in the waters, yet what pale faces are there amongst thine, oh, is this to profess Jesus!—  
Thou wilt make the whole earth to be thy children, and wilt make them to be the honourable ones, and yet they will not know, nor consider it; Oh this is a time not for man to reign, but for the Lord Jesus, and this voice sounds out here and there by a Son or a Daughter; Oh, but when shall all the Sons, and all the Children cry for King Jesus? the Reason is, Because of the infirmities of the flesh, and because thine are of a stammering speech, and of stuttering tongue, but thou hast premised that the time shall come that there shall not be a people of a deeper speech than thy people, and they shall not be of a stammering tongue. Come O all you Disputants, Monarches, Scribes and Rabbis of the world, come forth now, and let us see what Arguments you can bring forth against the Spirit, the pourings forth of it, the rising of the Sun of Righteousness upon the world, against the influences of the heavenly Orion; oh, you shall be the men that shall be of a stammering lip and of a stuttering tongue.—  
Oh what a doubting is there now among thine, what disputing, what reasoning what they shall do, whether they shall cry up a Man or King Jesus! let them take the engagements of Man, and lay them under their feet, and take the engagement of Jesus, and lay that to their heart; Let thy servants now be of a public spirit, let them now fly high above the Skies, not into vain conceits, vain speculations, and high notions; oh but thou callest to an exalting high through Jesus unto thee; they that have kept to a crucified Jesus, they are thine: Oh, here are good words, great allegories, and high expressions, oh, but they that honour thy Son, thou wilt honour them; they that honour the Son honour the Father; Oh, they that say they will honour the Father alone, and live in the Father alone, and lay aside the Son, they are deceived, thou wilt have them keep within thy bounds, and not to stretch the Point beyond the Compass. Oh, let thine take a thorough view, and not rashly take up any thing: Thou wilt have thine try the gold as well as the dross; thou wilt not have thine take up any thing, while they know not the life of it.  
Oh, But who is he or she that admires the Lord Jesus through all, in all, and above all; He is all in nothing-Creatures, the Creature is nothing, but thou hast said, thou dost great things through nothing: Oh, that thine were taken with Truth for Truth's sake, that they would seek into the bottom, and go into the golden Mine, and not only gather up the shave thereof, let them not take up the sparks but the fire itself.  
That a poor Creature should subsist without sustenance, what a gazing is there at this poor thing, while you forget the glory that is in it, go into the Marrow, what matters it for the bone, let them have the Spirits, it is no matter for any thing else,—  
Oh that thy poor servant should thus long converse with thee, and so long sit at thy fire, and feel the warmth thereof, and so bear testimony against all false fires, and all things that are against King Jesus.   

Then she uttered forth this Song, the greatest part whereof, as much as the Relator could take, runs as followeth.  

OH, it is that light that burneth bright,  
a flame that is so clear,  
The Soul and tongue, yea every part  
unto thee shall draw near,   

And praiseth his free grace for all,  
and sets out Jesus too,  
Who came forth from the Father's seat  
to bring that love unto,   

Which is a fire so hot, and which  
its warmth gives forth most clear;  
Oh, it is a fire that is brought forth  
by him that paid full dear;   

Oh, when thy love sent out thy Son,  
he sweetly did reply,  
That he would hasten through the earth,  
and on the Cross would die.   

Oh, when love did warm his bosom  
there was no stay at all,  
But the Lord Jesus he did reach  
forth that which was royal,   

And saith, that love had sent him forth  
to die for Rebels great,  
That they might come that enemies were  
unto this Mercy-seat;   

And be did fulfil his great work  
with courage that was bold,  
That there might come forth unto his  
that pure and beaten gold,   

Which was for to enrich them that  
before were poor and mean,  
Who hath bestowed here on them  
a glory pure and bright.   

Which none can purchase by their worth,  
nor treasure that is here,  
For Free Grace it is to them rich,  
and bids them come full near,   

Where they may have that which will make  
them rich for evermore,  
And will be always unto them,  
a bright and golden Oar.   

Where no dross shall at all it reach,  
nor cover it from sight  
To those that Christ do, bring it for,  
who tells them 'tis their right.   

And therefore saith, receive of him  
who purchased hath for thee,  
Redemption out of all thy filth  
and from thy slavery,   

Rather than all Crowns or Palaces  
wherein you do delight,  
Oh covet more the brightness of  
him which doth make us white.   

Oh 'twas indeed great love that such  
which are so black below,  
Full of the spots of filthiness,  
that thou shouldst them love so.   

He that was God-man understood  
the love was in the Father,  
Whom none can see, nor can show forth  
but he that was his Lustre.   

O thou most dear and only Lord,  
that lookest down below,  
Who in thy love thy Spirit brings forth,  
and it doth on us blow.   

Oh, it is it which doth maintain  
all vitals that are within,  
Oh, it repairs all parts throughout,  
and filleth to the brim.   
Then raising her note she proceeds as follows.  

O King Jesus, King Jesus, thou  
in apparel art rich,  
A Diadem about thy neck,  
and forth it thou dost reach;   

Of thy rich Diademt to thine,  
and of thy Crowns of Pearl,  
And thou sayest unto thy poor Flock,  
Oh, I will make you Earls,   

Oh, I will make you Potentates,  
and then believe my word;  
For it is true says Jesus Christ,  
look into my record,   

And see whether I have not declared  
what you are unto me;  
Also what I am for your sakes,  
and that you shall me see;   

And look into the written Word,  
and there you shall behold  
How I have beautified, and have  
made you as bright as gold.   

O look into the written Word,  
and there drink you of me,  
For I am flagons of Wine, and  
you shall partake of me.   

O sit down at my Table, says  
the Lord who is so high,  
And I will come and fill you, and  
I'll open wide your eyes,   

That you shall me behold therein,  
in all my Counsels here;  
You shall see how I am the chief,  
and your most choicest dear.   

O look into the written Word,  
and see the blessings there  
To Servants, that do wait for him,  
that is so high and dear.   

He says he will come forth to them,  
and gird himself about,  
And set him down on them about  
where none shall cast them out;   

O when that Christ he forth doth come,  
at a Servant he doth speak,  
That he will wait upon them,  
while they eat upon his meat;   

He'll fill their Cups and Flagons too,  
he will say, Drink O friends,  
O drink, O drink abundantly,  
for oh, I will you shend:   

Oh draw, draw near says Jesus Christ,  
and come and now reply,  
Oh say unto the loving Lord,  
that up on high you'll fly.   

You are my rare ones, and you are  
the Darlings that I love,  
Oh come, oh come says Christ the Lord  
go up with me above.   

Come hither, come hither says Jesus to  
the Regions that are high,  
Oh draw up to the Mount of God  
to Jesus Christ on high.   

And you shall see devouring fire  
upon your enemies,  
But I will be a light to you  
and up you shall strait rise.   

Oh you shall rise, indeed you shall,  
when others they shall down,  
Then you shall be raised up with me  
when I myself shall crown.   

Did they believe what in thy word,  
reported is and penned down,  
They would not then to men forth run,  
and cry them up and crown.   

Oh if they did believe the Lord,  
what he doth them declare  
Concerning the coming of Christ,  
oh then they would him fear.   

Oh if they did believe the Lord,  
what thou dost say to them,  
Concerning that true holiness  
which shall appear as then,   

When thou com'st out then holiness  
abundantly shall flow,  
Sincerity and righteousness,  
oh they then up shall go.   

But now here is great transgression  
in men, they are corrupt,  
Oh they are taken with fleshpots  
and with their sinful cup.   

Oh blessed Lord do thou draw near,  
do thou speak to them that  
Which may now raise them up again,  
and may lay all flesh flat.    

Having uttered forth this Song (as she did all the rest) with melodious voice, she proceeded to prayer without any intermission, somethings wherein were, as follows.  
It is not now as it was in times past, that a Kingly Progeny should reign, for that was but for a time, and then after they should be judged, destroyed, and taken off, and be no more, and then should the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus come forth, and all the Kingdoms of man thrown down before it; And how has thy Servant disputed, declared, remonstrated and appeared in the field against Antichrist, and how is his language now confounded? it was the language of Canaan, but now it is the language of Ashdod.—  
Oh thy Servant (speaking of herself) must now come forth against the great Rabbis of the world: Oh, thou knowest that thy Servant hath often wrestled with thee that thou wouldst employ some other, but thou hast overruled her, and hast put her to silence? and shall I not be willing to do or suffer thy Will?  
And thou givest strength unto her, and bearest up the Spirit of thy servant to go thorough with the Work, thy servant is not an enemy to these men, thou knowest, but a friend; Oh, it is for thy sake, and for thy servants sakes, that thy Servant is made a voice, a sound, it is a voice within a voice, another's voice, even thy voice through her; Thy Servant knew that she was beloved of thee, and that she lay in thy bosom from a child, and there she might have lived without the condemnings or reproaches of men, or of this Generation; but since Father thou wilt have it so, thy Will be done. If the body suffer never so much, if it be for thyself, thy Saints, thy Kingdom, it is better for her then to be in her own Habitation, and in pleasant Gardens; and when thy Servant has done thy work, she shall be willing to lock up herself in her Closet again, and not to be seen of men; Oh Lord, thy servant knows there is no self in this thing.  
Having further in prayer made mention of the University-learning and the National Clergy (as they are called) she proceeded unto singing, seven or eight of the first verses of the Song could not be taken by the Relator, it being Evening, and no light in the Chamber: The rest were as follows.   


FOr human Arts and Sciences,  
because you  on them,  
Therefore the Lord will others teach  
whom you count but Laymen.   

For you have set too high a price  
upon your Learning here,  
Oh that makes Christ for to come out  
and from you it to tear.   

Because you have the honour received,  
so much fleece from Christ's flock,  
Therefore now you shall be by Christ  
oh made a stumbling block.   

Christ's Scholars they are perfected  
with learning from above,  
To them he gives capacity  
to know his depths of love   

Oh you because have not kept in  
within your bound and Sphere,  
Therefore the Lord hath declared  
he'll put you in great fear.   

Though learning it be very good,  
when in its place it stands,  
But when it gaddeth forth thereout  
it looseth its great bands.   

For in the Chimney the fire is  
useful and precious,  
But when the rasters it doth reach,  
it sets on fire the house.   

And so is Learning, when you keep  
it within its true bound,  
But when you join it unto Christ  
he will then it confound.   

O you have been so gallant, and  
you have in silken walked,  
O you in dainty food have been,  
that hath made you to talk;   

But when that they cease putting in  
to your wide mouths that gape,  
O then you'll cease speaking that, which  
before you did relate,   

Concerning the sweetness of Christ,  
your studies had drawn out,  
O Christ I'm sure he will you try,  
whether you truly spoke out.   

For your trial will be, when that  
your Revenues shall go,  
Than it shall be made manifest  
whither your wind shall blow;   

But I well know that those that are  
true Prophets of the Lord,  
Will live upon that pay which he  
declared in his Word;   

And if they'll trust and venture him  
O he will them provide,  
They shall not wait, nor be athirst  
that swim within Christ's tide.   

Oh, is it not better to have  
your pay from jesus Christ,  
Then from those which do room unto  
the poor his interest.   

The Lord Christ doth against them speak,  
they shall not long endure,  
The Lord will set his fire to them,  
and it shall them devour,   

And shall upon them fly about,  
and unto ashes go,  
And by the floods it shall be washed,  
floods shall it overflow.   

O do not then, O rest not in  
your greatness you have here,  
For every one that's high will Christ,  
he'll put into great fear.    

She proceeded again unto Prayer, and among many other, expressed these following passages.  
They that are thy true Seers shall stand, when they that are false Seers shall fall, and whither, and die; the true Seers they shall go on and prosper, thou wilt provide for them sufficient maintenance; Oh, let not men think that thine do cry down the Ministry of them that are full of the Ministerial Office, and of thy Spirit, and do speak from thee; but there are that are called Ministers, that do deny Jesus Christ his coming to set up his Kingdom, O thine would have them thrown down before thee, the Lord will not let there be a famishing of the Word in the Land, and he will take care of them; let there not be a cry among them, that if maintenance go down, the Ministry will down; let them know that thy servants are not enemies to them that are truly taught of thy Spirit; let them look into the Scripture, and there see what is the true Ministry, and what is their pay; let them see what those were who were thy true Ministers, were they such as did pamper their bellies, and their backs? were not thine willing to feed upon any thing, to go in Skins, to be any thing for the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Has not their fullness brought blindness upon them? Oh, where has been that marrow and fatness flowing forth from them? Oh, let there be more of that, thou wilt delight in such as delight in thee, they that delight to serve Tables more than thee, and thy flock, thou wilt not serve them, what ever judgement or opinion they are of.— Is not the Narrative come from Heaven concerning what thou art a doing? Oh, let all thine know it in time; they that are such as are true Students, do thou fill them more and more, let them come forth as Trumpeters with a full sound, for if they give forth an imperfect sound, how shall the Horse prepare to the Battle? let them not go forth with the sound of their own minds, and their own carnal studies, but with the sound of thy Spirit, and that is a right sound, and such will follow thee with Timbrels, and with Music; O let such rejoice evermore, and let them pray continually; oh, they love always to be praying, they can never be weary; not that Prayer that is called a Gift, or an Habit, but it is a spirit, it is the out-going of thy Spirit, it is an Harmony that they that have only a Gift cannot understand, and it is but like a beating of brass; true Prayer is an excellent talking to the most High, it kindles up the affections, and soaks into the judgement; for thy people are accounted by the world a people of much affections, but of little judgement; but by this thou dost try thy People, for they that have little affections do soon change their note; but they that have sound judgements, soaking judgements, and then the affections right set, they Centre then in thee alone, every way the Soul is raised that is indeed wrapped up in thee; there are raptures in the Tongue, and in the Brain, but the raptures of the Heart no floods can drown, no fire can quench; the Tongue, and the Fancy, and the Natural life may be taken away, but the Spiritual sense that returns into the Sun; oh what is the Carcase, the Vessel? they are nothing, but when these are gone, then where am I but there where I am made perfect in thyself; thou wilt bring thine into the Grave before thou raisest them up to live; till thou comest and puttest a sentence of death upon all things here below, they will not look upon that which is glorious.  
Here she passed off from Prayer to Singing, some, or most of the Song was taken, and was as follows.   


O That they may say unto Death,  
O Death, where is thy sting,  
O Grave, where is thy victory?  
over them thine shall sing.   

When they do thorough death up mount  
unto eternal life,  
O then their hearts and speeches too  
shall run to thee most rife.   

O till they see grim Death before,  
and its most ghastly looks,  
They would not mount up unto thee,  
to see thy pleasant looks.   

Till they do feel his biting teeth,  
their tongues will not sing to thee,  
O therefore let them it behold,  
Pale-faced death let them see.   

They will then pray to thy rich grace,  
thereto they then will fly,  
They will to the most high than mount,  
and that with open eye.   

They shall look on the Sun so bright,  
and on its beams of grace,  
Which doth appear, and cometh forth,  
and on them casts its rays.    

The four last words of the last Verse are added by the Relator, who could not take the Maids own words, her voice as it were dying, and sinking into her breast, with which the closed for that time.  
The fifteenth day being the first day of the Week, she began with Prayer, the principal things whereof are noted in the following account, in the Language they were delivered by her, though much more largely than the Relator did, or could take them from her.  
He that is entered into rest, hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. Where Lord dost thou take up thy rest? O Lord, dost thou take up thy rest in man? thou art the Centre of rest, yet the out-going of thy rest were upon man; man must have thy Breath breathed into him, other Created pieces must have thy Name, but he must have thy Breath; O how great is his Fall, and thou hast shown kindness to him, yet he doth not consider, he doth not take notice what he fell from, and what thou hast restored to him; Oh, thy Servant loves to travel with thee in these created Pieces, to see thee the Alpha and Omega, the great beginning, and the end; O what sights of the world, what fashioning of curious Wits can compare with that infinite Wisdom! O that thy Breath should be life to Man, that thou shouldest come and breath upon him, that thou shouldest give forth substance about a poor shadow, and take counsel about a poor shadow. Oh Father, what disputes there are about the Souls mortality and immortality? Oh, it is because they do not thoroughly search into things, they do see no more than the breath: Oh, who can set it out, who can give a definition of man's soul, which is the breath of God? Thou Lord alone knowest what it is! Thine that have conversed with thee in it, do see it is a most excellent out-going of God into a poor carcase: It is a most excellent breath of God into a poor creature: Man's life as considered as the breath of God, and the work of the Counsel of God, Oh how watchful should they be over their breath, that they do not breathe against their Eternal Breath, against the Work and Language of God. When thou hadst made Man, than thou saidst thou hadst finished thy work, and wouldst take thy rest: Who was this Rest? why Jesus was this Rest from the beginning; he was the prepared Rest from the Creation: Thou broughtest forth a Seventh-day, wherein thou saidst thou restedst, and a work wherein thou restedst, and all to show that Jesus Christ is the true Rest; who is the true Sabbath-day, the prepared Rest, the Eternal Rest; Oh, that there might be no more wallowing in Satan's fires and quagmires! Oh they do miss of their Rest; they do not enter into their true Sabbath; they do not see their firstday: Let them see Jesus Christ to be the true Rest, the true firstday: Thou first appeared as the first day to poor contemptible Creatures, to poor Women. Oh Mary, I am thy Rest, and she answered, Rabboni. When thou appear'st to be Rest, then how do they take thee into their bosom, than they see no Peace under the Sun but in thee? if he be gone, Rest is gone, Sabbath is gone, Peace is gone; that bright day of the Resurrection which is brighter than the rising of the Sun, does not then appear: When a poor soul knows not what to do, temptation weighs them down, corruption sinks them; they know not what way to turn from Briars and Thorns. Oh, then, thou appears and gives Rest, and makes them go forth with joy- and leads them forth with peace, and then thou makes all melody before them. Tempted souls can tell what it is to enjoy their Maker, they can say he is their only Rest. Oh, who would not make thee their Rest?  
Thou singledst out a Day, because thou knewest man's cruelty, and covetousness, that he would not give rest to Man or Beast; but whatis a day, if thou in a day wert not the Rest? The time will come that the whole Creation shall have a Rest and Redemption which shall abide not for a day, but shall continue.  
Lord it is a Fasting day, indeed when thou art a Rest, when thou comest out with a sparkling rest; if thou hadst given a rest in thy Ordinary way, that had been very sweet, oh but a rest in the Mount with thyself, a transfiguring Rest among Angels with the brightest sun, oh can there be eclipses upon this Sun, the Sun of Righteousness? who is the same, and there is no alteration, no cloud can cover it.  
Who can mix Water and Oil together? will not the Oil be always above? so thou dear Jesus will't still be above upon the top; if trouble come, thou sayest begun; Surely Lord, I will make mention of thy Rest for ever; thy Rest hath so many Companions with it, Peace, and Quietness, and Regulation throughout the whole Man, all is put to silence before it.  
Thy Servant wondered at those words, the Lord is risen, let all the earth keep silence; What art thou a coming forth? art thou putting a stop to all the Nations of the earth, their designs and projects, all enemies both by Sea and Land?  
But I will put to silence (saith the Lord) all enemies within; O arise against all inward Enemies, and let them be put to silence; Let there be no more the voice of the Earth heard in thine; thou hast put the earth in thy poor Servant to silence, thou hast made thy Heavens to come down into her Earth.—  
Whom the Son makes free, they are free indeed; Oh freedom indeed, other freedom what is it? a poor freedom; but this freedom within is through the resurrection of thee rising in the soul; there is such an harmonious company, there is such an abundance of thine, when thou putest the earth to silence: Oh put the earth to silence, that so they may come to the glorious stature of the Lord Jesus, which none can fathom nor reach the depth thereof:—  
Oh that poor creatures might not hear of a Jehovah of Righteousness, but that they might also receive thee; thou sentest down a Ladder to the earth, the humane nature of Christ, to gather up our Nature to the Divine: Oh how did that humane Nature appear at the bottom of the Ladder upon the earth? oh what steps did he tread, what steps in the Divine Nature to gather up Humane Nature into it? thy poor shall lead up to the top, you are kept by the mighty power of God unto salvation.  
Oh it is good to walk up that Ladder, where there is such precious Air, and such sparkling Stars, where there is not only seven day's light, but seven thousand such as none can number; Oh how can any get near unto thee, if they will throw away the Ladder? poor hearts, they marvellously mistake, you cannot come to the Father but by the Son, you must take both together, therefore this Rest came forth, that so there might be a completeness, that there might be nothing wanting; every way what a perfect rest is the Lord Jesus? Oh dear Christ, dear Christ, can any that have taken thee in, hear thee vilified? couldst not thou keep silence concerning them, and can they endure to hear thee contemned, to hear thee to be called only a Form, and to call themselves a Christ? How can they choose but say we will have a Scripture Christ? O dear Rest, the declaration of thee is marvellous sweet, the Declaration tells of thee that thou art the true rest in the power thereof.   

Here she seemed to have ' overflowings of joy and delight in spirit, and poured out her heart in a Song, as follows.  

OH thou art Rest, eternal Rest  
unto thy chiliren dear,  
Yea through the great Creation  
thou brings thy Rest them near.   

Thou wouldst have all things have a rest  
that in the earth do breath;  
Yea, also a Rest unto Fishes,  
thou dost to them bequeath.   

Oh see and learn of Plants and Trees,  
of Gardens and the Fields,  
A rest there's from the mighty Lord  
which he unto them yields.   

The Creatures they have rest, much more  
such that have sense & breath,  
Their rest is higher than the other,  
cause they are th'Commonwealth;   

That they might be maintained for  
the Sons of men herein,  
Therefore a rest thou dost provide  
and quietness thou bringst in;   

Calling the earth and all therein  
to be in silence, and  
To stay from gathering up the field  
to accommodate the land.  
O, what an increase through a rest  
there is in the wide sea  
An increase is in every thing,  
brought forth out of the clay:  
O land, thou dost through rest come forth,  
with great increase unto,  
Of strength, and otherways from such  
that thou bringst men unto:  
What are the birds and cattles there,  
whereon man is fed?  
Thou art a rest to weary man,  
who forth and in is led.  
O shall all things that here do crawl,  
and beasts that hang their head,  
Be more in praises to the Lord,  
than those whom Christ is head.  
For they after their kinds do praise,  
much more than shall ensue,  
When that the Lord makes kindness come  
thorough all he will renew.  
Love he doth multiply indeed,  
upon the sons of men,  
That he might screw them to the top  
of his glory in heaven  
That they might not like muckworms be  
and like such creatures which  
Have no sense for to reach to him,  
which is their king and liege.  
O he is a rest that requires,  
all his to draw him near,  
And they shall have full sights of things  
which in Creation are;  
For he will show that Sabbath and  
first day he will bring out;  
Unto his Saints, and he only  
shall draw the quintessence out  
Of all things they shall draw the sap,  
that runneth from the root,  
And get up into the high tree,  
where none shall go and pluck.  
No, none shall be above to see  
thine, when theyare in thy nest;  
For they are closed in so round,  
they lodge within that breast,  
That none can scar, nor them afflict;  
no musket shot can come:  
There is not any can draw their spears  
or at all shoot their Canon.  
Though nests in trees may shaken be,  
yet thine shall e'er remain;  
They rest and nest in Jesus Christ,  
his hand shall them sustain.    

Here closing her song, she proceeded without any pause to prayer, therein uttering here and there as the Relatour could take them, the things following. The poor carcase shall moulder before thy being, through a fight of thy bosom thine are dazzled; in thy nest they see none of their own feathers, but a new nest of thy own making: the very victuals die before thee, that eternal life that is sweeter than natural life, than all strength, all natural parts, what are these to it? Father, when thou withdrawest thy glory from thy handmaid, thou shalt leave so much heat as shall refresh the body, and her health shall return again from thee to her, thou wilt give her strength to persevere to the end. Oh when shall men speak forth from the demonstration of thy Spirit? when shall they go forth in thy garments, not their garments, not with their Surplices and Tippets; Oh no, they say, these they have abhorred and put off, Oh but they speak their University language, their head-piece language, their own sense: Oh but where is the voice of the new Covenant-teaching, are not they hid and concealed: the Beast hath got in his foot, and hath mudded the waters; men are mudded, they speak a little of the new Covenant, a little of thee, and a great deal of themselves; but thine have hope in thee, they have confidence that way shall be made that shall be brought to light, which is thine indeed, men shall not always be content with the outward relation of the word, without the whisper of thy spirit. Oh saith Christ, when I come forth with my power, and spirit, and Majesty, than there shall be more converted: now they think they have done a great matter, if they have spoken twice a day, Oh but have they had spiritual appetites? is there quickness in them? is the Lord Jesus more drawn and set forth by them: let them wait that the Lord will come forth more than he did upon the Primitive Saints, that there were longing and panting after thy coming.  
Here she closed for that day; upon the 16 day the Relatour came in and found her in prayer, wherein she uttered among other things, these which follow, the chamber being, as at other times, full of hearers.  
If he were not (speaking of the Lord Cromwell) backsliden, he would be ashamed of his great pomp and revenue, whiles the poor are ready to starve, and art thou providing great Palaces? Oh this was not Gideon of old, oh why dost thou come to rear up the pillars, the stones which are laid aside? tell him, Lord, thou art come down to have a controversy with him; Oh sin will lay thee flat to the earth; Oh sin will bring down a dark smoke into thy judgement, oh sin will hinder that judgement thou intendest to bring forth in the earth o Gideon, is it thy Statesmen shall carry on the work of the Lord, when they are together in brain-work. What is an head-piece to an heart-piece? O dost, thou think to join hand in hand with headpieces? Oh thou thinkest, (because I cry out for heart-pieces for thee) thou thinkest hardly & jealously of me, Oh but thou art deceived, I am for the Lord Jesus alone, it is neither advantage nor disadvantage to me who is set up, or who is thrown down here below, for thy servant O Lord, is for that pure interest of Jesus. Who would care a rush or a straw, for the interest of man? What are they that are of his chief Council? they are the chief men in the places of Judicature, but saith the Lord, I have said, that the Righteous, who are choice, who are dead to all outward things, they shall be my Judges: but they will say, oh but they are godly too, but saith the Lord, they are such godly as I will none of, for they are ready to join with any corrupt party that comes forth, they will own any thing, and say unto any, you are my King, so they may have their fat and Fleeces, and all bow down to them. Oh but know, the Lord is the great Redeemer in Israel, and he is risen now, and will break all yokes as fast as they can put them on.  
Because the Pastors of Churches some of them do own thee; will the Lord therefore own thee. Oh no, the Lord will own such only, who are true in heart, and in his sight; some of these have made as great an Alarm as others, and have appeared as much as others; but now if they must suffer a little, they will fly, oh, this is a base frame of spirit, says Christ, where is a spirit for me; thou art going up and down the earth to seek where is a spirit for thee that will cast down the Jezabels, there are but a few such, but they are beautiful ones; Oh, thy servant hardly knows a volunteere that will go forth, though they be slashed in the first going on; but thou knowest where such are, oh fetch them out of their Cottages and holes where they lie in obscurity; they have kept their garments clean.— Israel would have a King, if you will have a King, says God, you shall have him in my wrath; so it is now, people are of such a mad frame of spirit, when the Lord says, do not do thus, they say, they will do so, like old Israel, who were murmuring upon every occasion: because thou hast declared concerning the coming of the Lord Jesus, and wilt give them Judges as at the first, therefore because thou dost not give them presently, therefore they will not stay, but will have their own first: when the Resurrection did appear, presently the very Disciples were doubting and begun to scruple; so it is now, thine have hardly faith to believe the second coming of the Lord Jesus: Oh say they, we thought it had been by this time, but now we see it is not yet, but for a longer time.— Lord, let it be sounded in their ears, and let them mark it, there will be as great superfluity, as great lust and filthiness, as great wickedness and enmity, yea and greater than were before, oh they are all for themselves and Satan, does not he appear in their Feasts, in their garments, in their locks, yea, O Gideon, when in thy own family there shall be that shall go naked and wanton; Oh this is found in thy family! David had not such in his family as thou hast, so many of these: and must thou rule a whole Nation, and canst not rule thy own family: Oh, thou sayest, I cannot rule them! canst thou not, says God? but I will make thee know what I did, to Eli of old, because of his sons.— How can any go and cry out for King Josus, if they have him not in their own bosom? Oh, he is a sealed one; and they that are sealed one's can go forth for him! Oh Gideon, art thou one of those sealed ones? Then how beautiful would thy walks be? O, but he hath taken away thy glory here from among thy people? Oh Lord, help him to search into his own family; let him consider to have such evil do, & actings in his own house, and shall he be afraid to reprove in his own family? Oh then, where is his courage? will he blind his eyes, and bawlk as to them? then he will blind his eyes as to other things; if the Lord Christ do not reign in his soul, he cannot reign for Christ; therefore you doubting Christians, have a care that you have courage given into your hearts from the Lord, and that the Throne of Christ be set up there, before you go out to plead against the Throne of Antichrist, and the Devil and wickedness.— I how wilt not have thy son so despised, therefore come you mockers, your bands shall be made strong, you that mock at the go forth of the spirit of the Lord, at the wisdom that comes forth through fools; I tell you O ye mockers, your bands shall be made strong, the bands of filthiness, flesh and carnality made strong upon you. Oh is it not better to have the bands of man, than to have the Lord put bands upon you? Can you break the bands of the Lord from off you? O you that have given your strength to the Delilahs of the earth; every thing shall overcome you, every thread shall bind you, every thing shall close your mouths, you shall be as weak as water, but they that have kept their garments clean, they shall have strength and might, and they shall stand up for the Lord, and shall have liberty, Oh but you will say, you were free men, and we were in bondage, oh but if so, where are then the works of zeal? of love and courage? the works of Abraham? Abraham was for five righteous ones: oh he breathed after such as had deeds not words of righteousness, oh to be wrapped up in that glorious Royalty, to have that complete garment, oh the effects of that are precious, quietness and assurance for ever.— Come, acquaint yourselves with Jehovah. You great Professors and Army-men, have you not acquaintance with God? then all you have is nothing: oh do Justice, and do it for Justice sake, and thou Gideon, that hast assumed the highest place to thyself, thou art not only to do Justice thyself, but thou art to see Justice done in all places, Committees and Judicatures abroad, that they may not feed upon the poor; thou art not to wallow in pleasures at home, but thou art to be labouring for the Lord; are these like to be thy Judges that take any into office whomsoever; thou art to go forth, thou counsel (as thou art called) go and see that the flock of Christ have Justice done them, oh look to the whole Israel, to the earth, to the whole earth, for the earth is theirs, and so manifest that you love Justice and Mercy, as you would seem to do; oh remember Absalon, who was of a very fair carriage, and of good words, take him to thee, for thou shalt not have David, Absalon he was of a lovely nature, that he might steal away the people from his father David, oh do not thou bring in that rubbish now, that thou hast cast out before; they have cried down the King, the Court and such things, and how are your tongues now tipped with their language, if your hearts had not now turned you aside? Oh Gideon, in Scotland thou didst read what great things were going forth against Jacob, and thou wast afraid, that thou wast that Jacob, but in the latter end thou didst take in, that Jacob was to overcome, to be a Conqueror; why? the Lord says, if thou be the true Jacob, thou wilt do then as he did, act, and glorify, and sanctify the Lord; he was not for great revenues, great increase, though the Lord gave him great increase; if the Lord gave in to your increase it were well, oh but you take it in from the poor, and from Gods Israel, oh that you would take up jacob's practice, as well as you are willing to take in his comforts when you were in the fields.  
Having added many other things, she uttered forth a large song, some part and parcels whereof, the Relatour, as he could understand her words, did take, and they are as follow.   

Oh you that are Gods diadems,  
wherewith you here do shine,  
Oh you shall sparkle through the world,  
in his most glorious clime.  
Oh Gideon would that I could sing  
a triumph here for thee,  
Oh would I could behold thy work  
to be glorious indeed.  
Oh that I could thee trembling see  
before the truth indeed.  
Oh that thy mouth most willingly,  
On righteousness would feed.  
Oh that thou wouldst drink draughts  
which is pure Wine also:  
That thou wouldst of the truth so pure of that,  
drink, and thereby mightst grow.  
Oh that thou wouldst be like to him  
that was the Ninivites king:  
For to confess thy sin to God,  
and to abhor thy sin.  
Oh do not rage, do not thou fume!  
when thou'rt plainly dealt with,  
But rather embrace them then all those  
that brave it in their silk.  
And tell thee that thou shall do well,  
they do but flatteries speak,  
For be sure the Lord hath said that he  
will spoil thy Gallantry.  
Oh he will cut it off from thee,  
therefore do thou come up,  
And beg of him that he should take,  
and with his hand thee pluck  
Thee from that which displeaseth him  
that forth it thou mayst go,  
And walk in those regions where thou  
mayst not feel's heavy blows,  
Oh desire rather a dish of herbs,  
than this thy stalled ox  
With those rather desire t' sit down,  
that strength may be in thy Locks:  
That no Delilahs so great & strange  
with speeches fair and sweet,  
May take thee from that which is true,  
and exceeding complete.  
O wouldst thou have a chair of State,  
and have love from a God,  
Oh then cleave unto that which is  
recorded in his word.  
Let him not imitate those Kings,  
which knew nothing of God,  
They did not regard what they saw  
or read within thy word,  
But he hath a great tone thereof,  
he hath his tongue there tipped,  
Oh he hath many Scriptures which  
come thorough those his lips.  
Oh let not him do as those,  
but other things him show  
What doth belong unto one that  
hath overcome his foes.  
It is not his great chair of State,  
that shall secure from thee;  
When thou, Lord, pluckest him from thence  
thou says, it shall not be:  
Oh the Lord then will say to him,  
he must not have such food,  
Which Queen-mother, as they did call  
did drink up as a flood,  
That swallowed up all in the pulp;  
shall he such juice here take?  
Or shall he have such jellies as  
those, whom thou didst for sake?  
And take him Lord, and show him it;  
now that he thus gins,  
Acquaint him that these flow will  
increase his flame of sin:  
Oh, make him like to wise Agar,  
not too much for to crave,  
Lest that he be drawn from the Lord,  
and his glory deprave:  
Poor Gideon I did pray for thee,  
when like Jacob so clean,  
Thou hast been valiant in the field,  
and there thy foes hast flame.  
Oh then! the flock of God loved thee  
more than their earthly lives,  
They could have given their all for thee  
that in the world did rise.  
Their privileges here below;  
yea all they said oh take!  
So thou wilt keep thy Gideon then,  
and him wilt not forsake:  
Yea Lord thou know'st thy servant did,  
Lord, let her life go for  
The life of that dear one abroad,  
who is a man of War.  
Thy servant said, Lord, that she would  
lay a side her interest,  
And plead for him on his sickbed,  
that he might see the breast,  
Where he should be restored to life,  
and walk again on earth,  
And manage the affairs for thine:  
thy servant said, Lord pluck,  
Pluck him out of the Canon mouth,  
and out from the sharp spear,  
Oh, take him from all musket shot,  
Oh, is not he thy dear?  
Thy servant said further to thee,  
oh, raise him from the grave,  
And take away his fever strong  
which makes his body rave.  
Thy servant said, oh Lord give him  
Cordials from thy dear self,  
That he may come and drink of thee  
who art his saving health.  
Thy servant little thought, oh Lord;  
when to Worcester he did come,  
Where he did vows & promises make  
for the most blessed Son;  
And for the flock of Jesus Christ,  
he would soon here draw forth;  
But when he came, he did forget  
his Promise and his Oath.  
Oh that he should see such a rout,  
at Worcester that last war,  
And should not mind what he did see  
from thee who art so rare;  
And when from thence that he did come  
thy flock about his heels,  
And they reach out their wedge of gold,  
and brought their.—  
Then into the City he must come  
among the great ones there,  
And their great Royalties of food  
which, Lord, thou'lt from him tear  
Oh this food and these dainty things,  
these pleasures him did smother:  
Oh they did darken his spirit,  
when that he was brought over  
From ruin & from that great stroke,  
from red-shanks that were there,  
When that a while he was at home,  
he did forget his tears.  
Oh you great Aldermen and Sheriffs,  
you Lord Mayor also,  
That have been in the City, you  
have Gideon overflown:  
For your entertainments and your baits  
his spirit have so smothered  
That he cannot go for a Christ  
whom before he did honour:  
O Aldermen, O, that you had  
considered he was flesh,  
You would not have so nourished him  
and brought forth your relish,  
Which was a relish to proud flesh,  
which shall crumble to dust,  
For truly it hath in him and you,  
raised up fleshly lust:  
Oh tremble ye therefore, for you  
have roasted meat so dry;  
His Wines you did mingle, whereby  
you have blinded his eyes.   

Much more she uttered in her song, which the Relatour could not take, the press and noise of people in the Chamber swallowing the voice of her words, that they could not be distinctly understood: After which she proceeded to prayer, wherein were delivered, besides, many other, the passages following,  
O poor Soldiers, take heed that you never draw your sword against the Saints; do not smite with your tongue, as they did against Jeremiah! oh poor soldiers, why do you appear against those, you have had their breath, their tears, their prayers! do you think they are against you, when they would take you out of your quagmires, when they tell you, you are upon slippery places; they would not rest night nor day for you; and will you now mock them, who are for the design for the Lord Jesus? Will you now speak that against them, which you would have bit your tongue in the field, rather than to have spoken? Do not the hearts of those pity you, that you think are against you? If you draw spears against them, they will draw nothing but Faith and Christ against you, and can you then stand? Oh no, you will fall backward. When they came to seek Jesus and take him, they could not look upon him, but fell backward: Jesus Christ set his face like a flint against his enemies for you, that he might take you up and crown you, that so you might stand for him: Oh, the Lion of the tribe of Judah calls upon you, will you not hear the voice of the Lion? do men affright you to make you stoop and bow to them, oh here is the voice of the Lion of the tribe of Judah, he will lend you privileges, your golden cups and brave things you have in the earth; Oh Lord Jesus come quickly. Do thou tell them what a Lion thou art; Oh, Lord thou wilt not honour them with the great things thou hast for thine that shall reign with thee. Oh that they would repent, that they would look with pale faces upon him.— Thy servant will leave a Testimony within these walls, this Palace against them, for that they have jeered against the kingdom and reign of Jesus Christ.  
Oh you Sergeants! then your hearts shall tremble to put forth your hand against one of the Prophetsses, or people of the Lord; must you Sergeants, that have prophesied and prayed with the people of the Lord, now put forth your hand against them? come Lord Jesus and fill them with trembling, and let them rather feed upon crusts, than to hold their places under these men: Know that the glorious time is coming, when that blessed Tribe of Judah shall come in, what will become then of the swift motions of your feet, where you have run for them that build calves in Bethel. Oh when the Glory of that thy People shall appear, what Language shall then come up; Oh! you will say, if that were coming it were well, but will you make no preparation for it? If you will not stand up for the deliverance of the People, deliverance shall come, though we know not from whence: If thou art afraid to go into the King's Palace; thou shalt be ashamed when that day cometh: The Lord is bringing about a glorious Freedom, let them know that the time is drawing on, that your staff of beauty and bonds that have been broken, the Lord will bring them together again, and they shall be stronger than they were before— Lord, thou wilt suddenly come to thy Temple, the foolish Virgins shall then cry, but says the Lord, I have an open gate only for mine that have oil in their Lamps. You great Professors, you who are but lamp ones, you shall not enter in, when he comes; he will not come as a torn, battered, crushed Jesus, but as a lovely king, as one full of favour; though many say, Io, here is Christ and there, but these are deceivers? but oh the children shall by thy spirit know the countenance of the true Christ, his true breath; his looks from all painted looks that are upon the earth. Jesus Christ will not come flashily, but with such a light as shall endure, such a light as you shall see that all other lights are counterfeit to him; though never so many languages utter their voices; but when thou comest, thy language shall be discerned: Many are come forth into the world, but thou sayest try the spirits, my Saints; it is not they can try the spirits that have read many volumes: University men have great knowledge, but they cannot try the spirit; can those that have the form without the power, that have great arguments? No, they only can try the spirits that are children indeed; the other by virtue of their literal knowledge, their own understanding, their own apprehensions, their own light, oh such are taken with flesh, and say, this is Christ, and that is Christ: but thy people will not only try Ranters, for they are known in the face of the Sun, but they will try whether men be for a crucified Christ that suffered upon the Cross, or a Christ within? thine indeed are for Christ within them, and they do love Christ as he suffered at jerusalem, and manifest within them; Oh, but thine are too apt to run away from the simplicity of the Gospel! though things be high, yet if they have not a footing in a crucified Christ, in God manifest in the flesh, then let not thine embrace them.  
Having with these uttered many other things, she sung of the glory of the new jerusalem, which escaped the Relators pen, by reason of the lowness of her voice, and the noise of the people; only some pieces were taken here and there, but too broken and imperfect here to relate: After her song, she proceeded again to prayer, wherein she uttered the words following:  
It is now much, that great Ones do not tremble, that they have such greedy minds after things here below, if they did take things into their understanding, lest they should not be entertained at thy Table: How do they think, that are in high places, to manage their proceed aright, if they have not the presence of God with them, if they have Prayer and Faith against them? O, says joshua, I will rather have all the Armies of the world against me, than want the presence of God oh, if they were jealous, that they had many enemies within, than they would do as joshua did, they would set themselves to seek the Lord, they would say, come soldiers, let us seek the Lord: thou hast now put them to the trial, now let them examine whether their former prayers, promises and declarations came from a legal and slavish or a Gospel-fear, a fear that they should be smitten down to the earth, or a filial fear, a fear that the name of the Lord would fall upon the ground! O, what will become of thy great Name? had you had the name of God in your eyes, than you would have it still; if the true fear of God wrought in you such effects before, why does it not so now? why are you now so little for the name of the Lord, and so much for your own name? If you had acknowledged my supremacy then in truth, you would acknowledge it now? O, the Lord cannot endure hypocrites! Rational men themselves abhor that which is flattery and dissembling, and what is not from an ingenious frame of spirit, and will not God much more? Now that you come to have fine houses, warm beds, sweet meats, do you now pay your Vows unto the Lord? Oh, let them not side with the crookedness of this Generation; let them draw nigh to meet their God; Oh, come, come, when you were trembling Ones, praying Ones; then Israel exalted you, and delighted in you, and went to God for your sakes: and now you have offended in Baal, you are dead, your spirits are dead; will you not be told of it? You shall be told of it— Come, O you, that are in any Authority, in any Office, study what you are to do for the Lord? wherein you might redeem the time? wherein you might serve the Lord? though you have given up your members to serve sin and vanity; let the day suffice that you have recreated, sported, filled, feasted yourselves: Now say, Lord, we will be for thee, and he will receive you: If they now set to Temple-work, thou wilt say to them, thou though test to have taken them away in the Wilderness; because they have done thus, and have gone back in the wilderness; Yet the Lord will say to them, as to David, I accept of it at thy hand, of the thoughts of thy heart, yet thou shalt not build my house: Pray for your children, that they may not be taken with crowns, nor with the summer's increase, as their Fathers have been; O let them not die without a repenting frame of spirit: Oh thou lovest them that confess their sins; true confession of sin will go with an endeavour against it: Or as David said, I have made the hearts of the righteous sad, and to mourn, and grieve; Oh, that they might say so; Lord I have been a back-slider, but I will yet return: Let them not harden themselves, and become accusers against thine; let them not think much to be accounted Revolters, when you are so, you shall be called Revolters when you are so, when you act like Demas, do you think you shall go untold of it; the Lord will make you to know it by a witness within you: Do thou recall them, they have been a pleasant voice to thy people, but now they have a confused language, and i'll and cold spirits, thou wilt make them to know it, Lord; If they sin openly, then reprove them openly: Let not thy people fear to reprove them to their face; Let them do that which is just, Father; Shall they run into fiery Temptations, and shall we not tell them? They cast out thy people, but thy people will not cast them out; thy people pray that they might see thy kingdom, and partake of the breath of his nostrils, and of the brightness of his coming: Is it not pure Gospel for thine to tell them, that they are gross finners against free Grace, against the Lord Jesus, the Sorr. Oh, the Sun discovers all things: that which is thrown up against the Sun, that appears most clearly; the sun will make you known what you are in secret? can you stand it out against the Lord himself? let not them that have given up their names to thee, be found flighters against thee; Shall thine, oh Lord, be swallowed up? O● no, thou wilt but hisse, and Armies shall comeeven from heaven for thine, and then those that do task and seek to lay on the burdens what shall they do?  
Having uttered these with some other things concerning the new Jerusalem, she sung forth the further enlargements of her heart in the song following.   


He that did wait these things to know  
that penned was within,  
That book concerning thy coming,  
as Potentate and King,   

Oh he did mourn till that the Lamb  
did come with cheering there,  
And said he would open that book,  
and those seals he would tear,   

And lay it wide open before,  
that he might read therein,  
Concerning songs of Hallelu jah,  
which shall fill to the brim,   

And that he should read there also  
the downfall of the Whore  
Of Babylon which sure shall fall,  
and sink within her gore:   

And that he also there should read,  
the downfall of the great God,  
Gog and Magog, how they shall go,  
and by Christ down be plucked,   

And he must read also how thou  
wouldst search all Nations wide,  
And gather in thy remnant there,  
and others wash with Tide,   

With floods that should rise upon them,  
and make them sink for ever,  
That so thy Zion might thee praise,  
who art that High one, rather   

Than that they should exalt the praise  
of men and things on earth,  
For they know what thou dost deelare  
and what thou dost discover,   

And John he read long since thereof  
concerning the great fall  
Of those that stood out against him  
who is the chief of all.   

Oh he read here, thou wouldst dry up  
Euphrates that river,  
And make dry Land for thine to go,  
and thither to appear  
Before thy Throne where they should be  
and abide for evermore:  
Therefore John read how that thou  
the earth again restore.  
None shall hinder them from those wouldst  
which John there did declare  
Oh a Sea of glass there crystal was thrones  
which none could it compare:  
But oh your standing on the earth,  
on glass that brittle is,  
Which shall crumble under your feet  
when that there come● forth this,  
This Sea of glass which is indeed,  
that where thine thou behold:  
Oh they may look up unto thee,  
and thorough it extol  
Thy love that did a book write sweet,  
and many things there in store  
Of Royalties which should come out,  
and be given more and more,  
Unto those that deny thy foes,  
and Antichrist also,  
They that go forth to strike at him,  
thou wilt upon them blow,  
Thy spirit upon them shall come forth  
and Antichrist shall fall  
Both in person, and also too,  
in his coming principal.  
Oh it is Lord, then sweet surely,  
to read of such things here,  
And John he mourned abundantly,  
that th' mystery might draw near,  
That new Jerusalem above,  
might come down here below,  
And that they might see their High,  
when that forth he doth go.    

Here she ceased and lay silent for the space of some two or three hours, until about eight of the clock in the evening, the company being all departed, excepting about four or five persons, she coughed, and being asked by a friend or two with the Relatour how she did, with two or three such like questions, she answered in a very few words (this being the first time the ●elatour had speech with her) and suddenly was carried out in singing, and after wards in prayer, wherein the Relatour left her about ten a clock in the night speaking to God.  
The day following being the 17th day of the Monethand the last day she spoke, in White Hall, she begun with prayer, wherein she was very large, and amongst many other, she uttered the things following.  
Though they (speaking of the Soldiers) may build Tabernacles, and may strengthen their cords, yet thou art risen. O poor creatures that they should have no heart to hear. O Lord, they are given up to blindness, they will refuse to hear, they will turn and go away. Blessed father, wilt not thou follow them and shake them? Though they may shake off faith and prayer, yet they shall not shake off thee: oh when the hand-writing is come up in their veins, will not their knees smite together? They shall see that an evil heart is in them, and that godliness is another thing, than they thought on, though they speak of light, yet they shall know that they are darkness, for they act nothing but darkness, discover nothing but vileness and evil, that such creatures should live in a time of so much Mercy, and trample them under feet, wilt not thou reckon with them? Dost not thou reckon with the Nations throughout the whole earth? and wilt thou suffer them to go unreckoned with? it is not every one that hath a tongue to speak great things of thee, that are thy friends; for if it were so, this Nation would be full of excellent ones, oh but their heart is deceitful. When Ananias and Saphira did lie against the Holy Ghost, they were struck dead; oh but how often have they lied against the Holy Ghost, and yet thou forbearest: oh thy servane will not let thee alone till thou risest.  
Up in thy glory and thy Majesty, thou wilt make some to rise that are feeble, poor, low creatures to utter forth against the wise ones of the world: oh they have not thy sap, thy spirit, what ever they pretend. Wilt not thou come forth and confound their language? Oh! thou wilt say, what have you to do to take the name of God in your mouths, when you act for your bellies? If all thine should hold their peace, thou wilt come thyself and appear against them: Oh they shall be called the Jeroboams of the earth, they have made I srael to sin: oh they would not be called Jeroboam, but the Israel of God, and therefore poor Israel is bowed under them, and drawn under their skirts, when Ephraim offended in Baal, than he died in spirit, in the affections of thine: oh than they will come off with a great deal of damage and rust oh that they might now be ashamed, now whiles they are peeping in at the crevice, let them see their abominations; oh take them aside and tell them they ought not to do so; let them not go and assume that to them, which belongs to God; tell them thou wilt make them to (mart and seel thy rod for it: if they had stooped to the powers before, the sin would not have been so great; but to stoop to those Powers that have appeared against the Lord Jesus; Oh, who can be filent and hold their peace at this? Thou wilt pour out thy spirit upon sons and daughters, and they shall witness for thee against them: Thine may be Lambs and Sheep, meek and lowly; yet they shall be, as thou hast said; as a young Lion, and shall tear all that rise up against them— Oh, where is thy voice, Lord, thou that speakest with a mighty alarm, and thy voice breaks the Cedars; oh, thy voice comes forth with much power! oh, let that voice come forth concerning Restauration, and Generation-work; Oh, thou hast put a price into the hand of thine, and they have no mind to it! You show yourselves to be very low; the Prophets of old were willing to look to the Lord, and he sent fiery chariots round about them: Oh, if thine would go forth, who should be able to stand before that wisdom and spirit, by which they speak— Everlasting burning shall come forth in righteousness against you that have put your shoulders to a power that is against the Lord: Shall they go about to rear up that, which thou hast said fights positively against the crown of the Lord Jesus; It is not like the other, for them thou hast taken out of the way: but oh, these have raked up their honour out of the grave; If you will have a Resurrection of it again, you shall have prayer against you; and the voice of the Lord shall come forth against you: They think if they could get Nations on their side, than they were well enough! Oh but thou wilt scatter the Nations, thou wilt overturn them? and do they think they can hinder thine overturnings? Thine can rejoice, though they mourn to see poor Israel cheated and cozened by them; the spirit blasphemed by them, they can mourn for the sin of the daughter of thy people; yet they can rejoice, for new Jerusalem is coming forth through all this: Thou wilt go on, Lord, and strike down all their inventions, though they have a great company of great headpieces together; yet a little true wisdom shall break down all their Policy: What is all their wisdom, if they have not thy fear, thy spirit among them? Thou hast told them plainly, but they cannot abide to hear it, that the wisdom of the wise shall perish; and thy poor and contemptible ones shall carry on thy work for thee in the world; the time is coming that they shall be fruit, that they shall bring forth no more fruit for thine; They pretend they will do great things for thee and thine: Oh, but if the eyes were not blinded, they might see the partiality that is in them! Here is one, no sooner were the Powers put to him, but he took them: Oh, poor creature, how hast thou deceived us? if thou hast free grace, that must be admired indeed in thee! oh but thou shalt have no more, for he will honour thee any more. The people of the Lord cry to the Lord against thee, though thou was a sweet perfume and a lovely song to the people of the Lord; yet they do not know how to speak for thee; and if all should come forth, and own thee, yet thy servant will never do it, she cannot do it, for the work is on foot, and it is not men nor Devils can stop it: when thine take a view of thy great works in the Nation; how thou hast taken away them that made the Nation nauseous and stinking, and did build up Babylon, shall now refined one's come & build up Babylon again? oh thy love to thy handmaid will not let her alone, but she must cry unto thee, if thou lovest thy Saviour then stand up, it is no matter if that be laid aside and cast into the Dungeon. There are a great many whose God is their belly, and they are willing to be filent; oh but you Saints, do you go and speak to such as would shut this open door, as is open to the sheep.— Do you thus requite the Lord who laid down his life for you? O Soldiers, you said you acted for Christ and his flock, oh but your heart is deceived, and hath turned you aside. Come you mockers, you Army-men that are mockers, the Lord saith your bonds shall be made strong, you do add to the strength of that promise and vow-breaking which went before: you sometimes said, let us have the prayers of poor Saints, and now you can take turns in your Galleries, and say they are yours, you have fought for them? is it so? who gave you your life and fought for you? was it not the Lord Jesus? it is not yours, but the poor's and thy peoples, the Lord will cast you out, and whereas you were expected to be Oaks, full of shelter, of fruits and of refreshing, Oh but you have been but blustering Oaks without root, without Sappe. Oh let thine be ashamed, that they have so much looked upon man, which to day is, and to morrow withers; Oh thy people suffer even for their own sin; for they have made Idols of men; and thou sayest, thou wilt not give thy glory to graven Images, and now thou wilt make thine to smart for it, and to smart a while; were it not for thine, that they shall be purged and purified to make them ashamed, and lay them in the dust, to mould them into thy fashion, and to take away their sour leaven, were it not for this work, thou wouldst make these to crumble ere a day come to an end; the Assyrian must be burned, when thou hast done thy work upon Mount Zion. All you great Ones, you shall not at all far the better for these manifestations of Grace which the Lords people shall have; oh that you might be humbled at the last breath; was there ever any laden with so many mercies, and yet so much tin and dross found in them? Oh poor Soldiers, your error was here, that while you did strike down the Philistin without, you have not been watchful to draw your swords against that that is within; here you were not inquisicive, and this hath made you to fall so flat, and this hath deadned you: thou wouldst have thine full of eyes: poor Soldiers, you have had eyes without, but not as those creatures recorded, have you had eyes within?— Lord, they can resist the holy one of Israel; come, can you resist the Lord? you may shoot against the creatures mud-walls, but can you batter the Towers of the Lord? oh poor man, wilt thou contend with thy Maker? how wilt thou contend against so glorious a King? Dost thou think to come with thy brazen face, and jeering countenance against the Lord of glory? though Christ when he came at first, was willing to become weak, and to be thrown into the Grave, but he will come in flames of fire; you Soldiers, he will come as the Messenger of his Temple.— Oh poor creatures, this wine of the Earth will inflame your blood, but oh that you might have the wine from above, then would you be beautified, and then would he say, well done good & faithful servant.— O thy servant is come near that Council, and thy servant will pray that they might see and hear, and be delivered from that great fury that is coming forth. Oh soldiers, can you stand against the sword of the Lord, that great shield? can you pierce the Breastplate that is from on high? Oh, the Saints are able to fight with you, not with material weapons, but with the sword of faith and the Spirit; oh where is the sword of Goliab that can come and fight against that? oh poor Soldiers, the Lord hath sent his servant to tell you of your wickedness, and to tell you what hath been done in Scotland, Ireland, and elsewhere: if you keep not Chronicles, others do; the Lord hath written them down, and he will bring them forth.— Thou hast a controversy with all languages, and they only that have the language of Canaan shall be taken into thy Canaan, and shall have the honey drops there; They cannot believe such great things are coming out, as the reign of Jesus Christ; that thou art staining the pride of all Glory, and that thou wilt have no more Monarchies till the Monarchy of Christ come forth: it is because they are so much seeking one from another; they are so taken up and wrapped up in their own mantles, that they have no eyes to look up for Elias his Mantle: They have the spirit of Man, and the courage of Man, but what is all that courage? says Elihu, I have seen that for all that, Ages should teach wisdom, and Years give understanding; yet you could not bring forth an answer in wisdom to the condition of job; so I waited for others, and was afraid myself to speak, until the Spirit came upon me, than I was carried forth to speak beyond my own courage; Oh thy Spirit is above the spirit of man; thy Spirit informs and teacheth, and brings forth new things, and declares old things; thy Spirit brings forth what the ways of men are, it doth declare the great overturnings and disappointments that men shall meet with; when thou openest, who can shut? it is not all their jealousies and surmisings concerning designings, and this and the other thing, it is not all these things that can stop the pipes of Christ that are golden; can you hinder the oil that runs so sweet? Blessed be thy Name for that glorious Privilege that thine have, they are made partakers of thine Anointing, and he calls them fellows; oh they are poor Mortals that he should call them fellows! oh some poor creatures call themselves Christ: because of this oneness with Christ, they will have no distinguishing, thou wilt make them to know that there is a difference between Head and Members: there is a wicked Generation that are risen up about this place that do say so, that do pretend many spiritual things, who are enemies to Jesus; others come out more openly, others more secretly, how are they ready to join their evil spirit with the Spirit of the Lord Jesus? thy Servant sometimes contended against them near this place, and now she is come to bear a greater testimony against them; when thy sweet wine comes forth, and thy Spirit is poured out, than they being in their false wine: oh but it shall never enter into thy treasury, where thine are; they say, they (speaking of some rude spirits which came to hear her) are one spirit with thy servant, but thy servant abhors it through the Spirit of that crucified Jesus.— This that thou hast now done upon thy servant, they will not understand that it is an intimation to them of the pouring out of thy Spirit upon thine own, wherein they shall go forth against the world: thy servant was one that was simple, an Idiot, and did not study in such things as these, and must thy servant now float upon the mighty and broad waters? [meaning of the Spirit] thou saidst indeed that thy servant should declare in Gath and publish in Askelon: They will say the spirit of madness and distraction is upon her, and that it is immodesty; but thou knowest Lord, that it is thy Spirit; for thou hast cast thy servant where she would not, and hast taken her contrary to all her thoughts; surely thou shalt be glorified and advanced by it; it is the Lord that comes, and enlarges, and fills with his Spirit, and lays his foundation with precious stones and sparkling colours; thy servant would not have any take it in without trial: let them try whether it is from thy Spirit, or from what it is; Oh thy servant knows it is from thy Spirit; let them know that it is so too, by the language of it, by the Rule through which it comes; how is the written Word carried forth in it! thy Spirit takes the Scripture all along, and sets the soul a swimming therein; oh, those things that are concealed are made manifest, when thy Spirit comes forth; oh that they might know what is the true sountain, and what is pudled water; wilt thou dip them Father in the spiritual Baptism, this Baptism of Fire cleanseth: Zeal is another thing then a passionate humour, where true Zeal is, there the flame of the Lord is; there is much in nature that may deceive; A fine curious nature may seem to be Grace, which is not: an amiable carriage and good words, these are all nature: Tell the sons of Issachar that go forth to the work of the Lord, what qualifications, what manner of conversations should be in them, and in the World, suitable to such a day as this; this is a day wherein thou callest up thine to glorify thee in the fires: or that the names, Courtier and King should never come up again; and though there be now a finer name yet there is the same thing, the same superfluity and vanity as was among the Kings of old; they come forth in sheep's clothing: you Council, you think you have done well in this, but surely the passing-Bell shall ring for you: this is the saddest day that ever poor England had; formerly their Children had their black patches, and naked necks, and powdered locks, and so it is now; Kings must then sit alone, and so they do now; What David! thou whom I have raised up from the lowest of men, from the dust, wilt thou do this? these are crying things that are come up in thine ears oh Lord; how can they be fit to Rule and Judge a Nation, to reprove sin in a Nation, when they cannot Rule, and Judge, and reprove their own Families? they that will not hear of their sins, they shall feel of the smart thereof, That is, the sins they are galled within their Conscience; but it was not so with David; For when Nathan told him of his sin, he struck upon his breast and mourned.— Though the name of Gideon was upon him (speaking of the Supreme Magistrate) in the field, yet now it is taken off from him, thou shalt no more be called Valiant, because thou canst not be contented with the name of thy righteous ones; therefore thy name shall not be long: As to the name General, thou hast Lord, been with him, and hast showed him thy presence; But in thy other name, where is thy Victory, thy Righteousness, thy Zeal, thy Love, thy Conquest now? Will not the Lord shut thee out, thou that goest about to shut out the Saints? the Lord will shut out thee; It is a King, not Saints, but King Jesus that thou hast sought to shut out; hadst not thou better to have died in the field, to have fallen in thy Tent, then to come into this great Palace which the Lord will rend from thee? Oh that he might be wrung out from among them, that he might not seek the living among the dead; He seeks to do living actions, and says he is not against us, but for us; How can he do any living things among dead men, dead things? Does not he confound himself in his own Language? do not his actions fly in his face? does not his conscience say, thou tongue, thou sayest not right? tell him Lord God, though he thinks he is so wise, and others about him; Yet tell him they are taken in their own wisdom, they do not think what a Poison it will become unto them? Art thou a rational man, a wise and a valiant soldier? how can the Commonalty be relieved, and thou hast such great things for thy Table? Wars shall come out against other Nations, and what will you do then for pay, Soldiers? Oh you old Prophets! that you should applaud him, and be Chaplains to him! I tell you the Lord God will Eclipse your Glory, he will put a stammering speech into you, you shall not suck from God's Wine-cellars, the Lord will not bring so much as a taste of his Wine to you: You have turned his Wine into water, will you sow your downpillows of flesh under his Elbows? Hast not thou a great deal to reckon with them for that greatness they have had above all other men? he hath now a greater controversy with you then he had before; you amended the matter well indeed, when you gathered up a Magistracy that might uphold you, when you must both fall down into the ditch; The Lord hath said, That both Prophet and Priest, and all that have cleaved together, they shall fall; You will say, why do you call us Priests? Indeed thy servant would not call you so, it is a grief to her heart; but you do their actions, and will not you be likened to them? You will not hear; you will say, do you think to contradict us who are wise, great Scholars, and University-men? Yea Lord, thou wilt make a poor silly Creature to come out against them, because they have acted so sillily, and thou Lord wilt now take away their glory out of this Nation: You will say, you are not to meddle with the Powers, but who meddles more than you, who have provoked the Magistrate to this, and have helped to lead them into the Pit? If you were the daniel's of the Lord, you would not care for the King's Portion, as you do: Oh poor Clergy! you have put off the outward badge of Antichrist, and you have retained the inward: What is become of your Zeal and Exaltations of Christ, have you ever a New-Covenant-Sermon to bring to your great Ruler? you will mud it before you come; the Lord will have it set out in the freeness, and fullness, and Glory of it in all the tendency and fruits of it; Are they like to the Sermons of the Saints formerly, to the Apostles Sermons which the Lord Jesus brought forth? more of their own heads and fancies are in it, then of thy dainties; of their flowers, then of thine; Thou dost not, Lord, look at the curious decking of the dishes; No, thou lookest at the meat in it: Flowers will soon whither, and their fine adorn will come to nothing, but the true meat, that will abide for ever: Lord, rouse the poor Clergy; thy servant is persuaded some of them are thy dear ones; wilt thou bring up them as thy great Alarm to battle? Let their Trumpet sound forth, not with such an uncertain sound as they do, but with a complete sound, that we may prepare to the Battle, to stand, appear, and go forth for the Lord; If you bring forth true salt, than all unsavoury salt shall be discovered by it; the unsavoury salt now comes in, which is fit neither for the Land, nor for the dunghill.— Hear oh house of Israel, you Clergy, and oh house of the King! Why is thy servant come forth in thy Spirit to proclaim your sin, and lay open your iniquity, and is not this to be considered by you? Oh, you cannot abide to think it comes from God; for than you would tremble; they say, we will not own it to be from God, but from some evil Spirit, some Witchcraft, some design or hiring of men; But oh! says God, though you would not acknowledge it, yet you shall acknowledge it, Says the Lord; I would have it come against you at your first entering in; those of the Clergy that are about you, they do not speak plainly, and faithfully against you; therefore the Lord hath sent a poor handmaid into the Palace, and there she shall declare it, and though you will not come yourselves, yet your Servants shall declare it to you, and it shall be left upon the beams and walls of this house against you: I have brought my word into thy place, thy very Palace, and it shall enter the very walls and hang thereof against thee; and at such a time, Lord, as now, if not now, it would not have been suffered; For when they had got in their great body, than she must not have spoken here, that they might see, that it is thou Lord, that makes a cry to come out against their transgression; The Lord would have your Protestations, Vows, Covenants and Narrrations brought into your Palace against you, this shall be bitterness in your dishes; You shall have plenty and fullness, but without comfort.   

Here she begun and continued her Song, much whereof the Relator did take, and was as follows.  

BLessed be thy name oh thou Lord,  
Which wilt break forth herein,  
Thou wilt declare thy glory bright,  
Against all them that sin.   

Enemy's shall know their folly great,  
Which Prayer and Songs do show,  
When Songs and Melody come forth,  
Thy wind shall on them blow.   

A wind Lord, that shall enter in,  
Into their Palaces great,  
A blustering wind from the great God,  
A whirlwind that's complete.   

That will tear them up by the roots,  
And cast them on the ground,  
Where they no greenness shall have here,  
No sap shall be there found.   

Oh Clergy that you should so wrong,  
And extenuate your joy,  
By bringing forth unto proud man  
That which God doth not covey.   

Oh that you should so Nurture them,  
And cheer them in their sin,  
I tell you that Christ for this will  
Not make your souls to sing.   

You shall not hear Zions songs so sweet,  
Nor their mirth which draws nigh,  
But when it cometh forth to light,  
You suddenly shall die.   

Oh when that harmony comes out,  
In the Reign of a Christ,  
Oh then you Clergy shall go down,  
And in it have no Interest.   

Oh when those dear streams from on high,  
Come running out so clean,  
They shall not enter into you,  
Who in the dirt have lain.   

But they shall float and spring forth on  
The grounds that lovely are,  
Oh they shall have the sweet springings  
From the Lord who is so rare.   

They that would not any bawlk here,  
But openly declare,  
Oh it is they shall come to him,  
Whom nothing can compare.   

For they that Zealous have been for  
A Christ as Lord and King:  
He will himself open their mouth,  
And make them for to sing.   

Oh therefore come! Oh come thou Christ!  
Oh show thyself now here,  
Oh come! come King Jesus, declare  
How thou art drawing near.   

And that thine may from Sodom go,  
And follow thee throughout,  
Their travels in those pleasant plains  
Do thou compass about.   

And that flesh may thine fly before,  
That darkness may go out,  
And that King Jesus he may come,  
And there himself set out.   

The Lord is gone forth mightily,  
He all might doth appear;  
Oh come, Oh come you enemies,  
The great God for to fear.   

Oh tremble and astonished be,  
To hear that he draws on,  
Against you he comes forth apace,  
The Oppressors of the Land.   

Oh he hath said that he will reign,  
Therefore Rulers shall fly,  
Oh he hath said that he'll cast out  
The fourth great Monarchy.   

Oh he will show unto the pure,  
And such that are upright,  
To manifest to these proud walls,  
That now to you are in sight.   

Oh therefore Clergy, and you State,  
Nothing at all you shall,  
When that the Lord Christ he doth speak,  
You utterly shall fall.   

What will you do then that have not  
That wisdom which is good,  
And how will you abide that stroke,  
And that eternal flood.   

Oh how can you then say you stand  
For those that are Christ's flock,  
When that you do so much declare,  
So much for this great Oak?   

Oh can you then stand out and say,  
Oh will you not then stammer,  
To hear the Lord, and also to  
See hit most glorious banner?   

Oh but when he cometh, and when  
You feel his stroke indeed:  
Oh than you shall have no supply,  
To comfort in your need.   

Many of you shall only have  
The earth to feed therein:  
But you shall have no sights of him  
Which is that mighty King.   

Oh he will rend you throughout,  
That Lion which is strong,  
He will you trample under foot,  
Who is my joy and Song.   
Having Sung this Song with some enlargement, She breathed forth in Prayer; A short account of some things therein you have as follows.   

YOu will say, have not our eyes seen this before, and have not our ears heard this before? Oh but when thou pourest forth by a vessel that is altogether unlikely that any such liquor should enter into it: though you that are the Great Ones, whom it concerned, would not lend your ears, yet the Lord hath accomplished his design in this work; and thy servant will leave this in the bosom of them that have heard these beat of thy Spices, and have their senses open to feel the smell thereof: let thy servant request this of thee, that when she is at a distance, they would hold up a hand of prayer for her, that nothing may betray or enslave her; let them pray for the preservation of thy poor worm, that she may be delivered from all Satanical delusions and evil beasts: thy servant can as sweetly solace herself in thy bosom among the still-waters, as upon the great Seas.— Now any thing is taken for holiness, any thing is taken for the shining of the Sun, which is but the shining of a Glow-worm; these are but the shells and outsides, and the storm is coming, and where will all these be?— The Life of vision here is excellent, and precious, and glorious, when it is according to the Scripture, and comes from thy Spirit; but thine for their life of Faith can forgo vision, and live sweetly in that bosom that the Lord Jesus leads them forth unto; Vision! the body crumbles before it, and becomes weak: men are mistaken when they think that the great things of God will puff up; no, the more thou givest of thyself, the more they are humbled; they that have the flow of thee, are selfdenying; humility shall make a difference between that which is not, and that which is; let then thy servant to the end of her days be an example to all round about her.   

Having uttered some more words, she concluded for that night with the Song following, and therewith finished her testimony she bore in Whitehall.  

OH glorious Lord, thou dost break forth  
Unto thy servant here,  
Oh the glorious shine of the great God  
Most lovely doth appear.   

Oh the Seal of God is glorious,  
It is a Seal abides,  
Oh, it doth seal the soul to thee,  
That art its running tides.   

Oh a Seal of the mighty Lord,  
When others are gone, there comes  
The fresh discoveries of that seal,  
Given forth by thee the Son.   

A broad seal sure, oh Lord it is,  
Which none can break in sunder,  
Yet is a seal that is within,  
No foe can come it plunder.   

A seal that is not by men here,  
To be melted at all,  
But it is a seal which thou dost keep,  
It never here shall fall.   

Thy servant Lord shall be preserved  
By this thy seal of Love,  
Which over and over thou bringest down,  
From the Eternal Love.   

Oh that all thine may know what 'tis,  
That so they might up mount,  
To magnify the Lord their God,  
And give of this Account.   

For who can Lord, show forth, but those  
To whom thou dost it bring,  
Oh, who can with language set forth  
The sealing of their King?   

Oh, thou dear Christ, first sealed was,  
That sealed One indeed,  
And through the thine they do partake,  
A sealing in their need.   

When they are in great despairings,  
And in great temptations lie,  
Oh then comes forth the seal to them,  
And draws them through the sky.   

Through all Clouds they most swiftly fly  
Unto their Saviour great,  
Which bids them welcome unto him,  
And to his Mercy Seat.   

Where they shall see his loving heart,  
And his embracing arms,  
Where they shall be forevermore,  
Take up from all thee harms.   
Herewith she closed, having lain in bed eleven days and twelve nights together; in all or most of which time her weakness of body was such, that after she had kept her bed the first two days and nights, being raised up while her bed was made, she was not able to go, but as she was carried in a Chair to the fire, and was ready to faint in the place, though they made haste to make her bed ready for her; notwithstanding this weakness, after she had kept her bed 11. days together, without any sustenance at all for the first five days, and with only a little toast in small beer once in 24 hours for the rest of the time, she risen up in the morning, and the same day traveled on foot from White-Hall to Hackney, and back to Mark-Lane in London, in health and strength.   
FINIS.