and I shall answer thee again. But if they say-^-" we want no further proofs; the will of the Lord be done,, and not ours; if the learned men call her forward, let him then shew his wondrous works to confound them, that when they see, they may believe; but if we tell them, they may not believe us, but say it is common for people to be in a Trance before their death," For now I have told thee, thy death will soon follow thy Trance; and therefore I told thee, if thou wast tried by such men as John and I, I should soon take thy life from thee, and no man should have room to take it. So, when the world breaks in upon thee, then thy days will be to an end. But let no one fear they shall not see the end; for as they are now called forward by Me, so they will again be called forward by men. Now if they are all satisfied without thy Trance, let thy seals be broken this day. And I have told thee what must be put aside and sealed up, and never broke while thou art alive; but all the others must remain never to be sealed any more: but what is to be sealed must now be sealed in the presence of the whole. And I shall learn some one to read thy written hand, when thou art no 'more: but thine is a hand no man can forge: all that will happen, till my Kingdom is established, is in thy writings; but not to be known at the present: but nothing shall be concealed from thee, that I will do upon the earth."

After the reading of this communication, the assembly instantly stood up, and with uplifted hands one and all cried out—" The will of the Lord be done !'v

** At about half past eleven Joanna began to cut open the sealed bundles containing her writings; but retiring soon afterwards, she appeared again at twelve, when she entered into an explanation of the nature of this Trial. She shewed that it is a Trial to which she is called by the Lord, and not by man; that the assembly having lifted up hands, saying the will of the Lord be done, is the falling down of the twenty-four elders before Him; and that speedily she should be called to appear before man. She then adverted to the period of fifteen years conditionally added to her life from ;and then brought into her recollection her former prophecies of being called before the great and learned ; and besides reading various extracts from her writings, she read an important communication thereon given in July 1800. Having concluded this discourse, Joanna began to look over her writings, which were cut open, for the purpose of selecting such as were to be sealed up till after her death ; and to identify their being opened, by putting signatures thereon. While Joanna was thus engaged she announced, that for the conveniency and satisfaction of all the sealed people, she should meet them to-morrow at eleven in the meeting-house. At four o'clock she retired; and in about an hour afterwards a message was brought that she was receiving another communication ; and when half an hour more was elapsed she appeared in the assembly with the communication, and having spoke on the purport of it for about ten minutes, she then desired it to be read, being as follows:

Friday morning a communication was given to the judges, jury, and the four and twenty elders, to know if any would be opposers, to bring on my Trance ; but when the communication was read through, all the men in the room held up their hands for the will of the Lord to be done, and not theirs ; that they were truly convinced my calling was of God without the Trance.

THE ANSWER OF THE LORD. <e Now, Joanna, I shall answer thee. I said, as the days of Pentecost were to man, so should thy Trial be to man ; and though thy awful Trial is not begun, yet thy Trial is called forward by Me. A.nd now I tell thee, if my Spirit had not been there to. guard the heart of every man, Satan's arts would have worked strong upon them, to be thy final death, and have brought on three years total famine^ to gratify their curiosity. This curiosity brought the Fall at first; and this curiosity was in the Jews, when thy had seen all my miracles, saying, "let him come down from the cross, and we will believe him." But had I not worked greater miracles before, than it was to come down from the cross? And now I tell thee, the truths of thy prophecies that have followed •are greater than thy being thrown in a Trance; because Trances have been common without prophecies. And now I tell thee, from their holding up their hands, to say they are convinced the calling is of God, and rejoicing to prevent the judgment, is falling down before Me, is to resign to my wisdom, trusting in my power, mercies, goodness, and truth, to give glory unto my Name. Here they fall down before Me, for me to act according to my own wisdom, mercies, goodness, and truth. Now who shall blame them? Who shall condemn them? for it is I that justifieth them; but had they been as presumptuous as the Jews of old, to have said,t( let our idle curiosity now be gratified, if the whole nation perish, we care not so long as we are gratified in a fatal curiosity; for unless we see signs and wonders we will not believe." Then I tell thee, it would have been fatal for your nation; and the world might have condemned these curious enquirers, if they would run such a hazard as this. But now let every mouth be stopped, and every tongue be silent; and know how these men held up their hands for the good of their king and country, that no fatal judgments might come by their idle curiosity. Then who is the man that can condemn them? And know it was printed in thy writings before, I would send three plentiful harvests for the sake of those whose hands were lifted up to Me, to search out the truth; and now for the sake of these whose hands were lifted up for the sake of this nation, they shall see the famine remercd from this nation ; but they shall see it in another nation, to know that it, is I the Lord have spoken it. Then with what heartfelt gratitude will they fall down and worship Me! they have already fell before Me in faith; they are desirous of my mercies, and not of my judgments; and of my protection to the nation, that all may give glory, honour, and praise to my Name: and in the end all men will say they are worthy to be called to so great a calling. And now I shall tell thee of the shadow of yesterday: there was an enemy in the camp of Israel; and when thy enemies do appear, the substance will follow the shadow; but as I have ordered thee to keep from thy friends, and the fluttering of thy heart was to meet them, so I have kept thee from thy enemies. But 1 do not tell thee, this will be always; but as thou couldest not speak when thou sawest the men first appear, so I tell thee thou wilt not be able to speak when thy enemies first appear; for then will the fuW filment of thy writings come on. ,

Thy dying looks will sooa be known 5
For as the shadow did begin,
The wind within thee strong was seen,
A trifling shadow did appear,
And so the end they'll all see clear;
And on thy bed thou'lt surely lie—
They'll see the substance in that day,
When all thy foes together meet
They'll see thee fall before their feet.
If in the room there was but one,
I say, a foe to thee unknown,
That brought thy tremblingpassions there j
When strong thy foes they do appear,
They'll surely see thee to fall down,
And all the truth will then be found,
When that thy Trial's call'd by man.
But now by Me't could not be done;
For then thy writings were not true—'
Bring all is said before thy view:
I said thy foes must first appear,
Before thy Trance I'd ever clear,
And men thy murderers they must be,
Though not the way they murdered Me;
. For then I'll take thee to my home,
And they may grieve for*rhat they've done; . ..w

For then they'll strike tke fatal blow,

That is of death, I well do know;

But shall I do it by a friend?

Then how in mercies can I send,

To say this Trial is from Me,

And tier? call in thy enemy,

To be against thee in the law

That is of God? you all do know,

Tis not consistent to my word ^

My yoke is easy, I have said,

And easy now I've made the whole—

None but my friends obey'd the call;

And it was never my intent,

Thatfrom my calling foes should bend

To come against my every word,

And make thee tremble before thy Lord;

No: this was ne'er design'd by Me;

My love is great from all thou'st see,

And great my love shall be to them

To bring my Glo&ious Kingdom dowa.

So here's the calling of thy God,

All fill'd with love to spread abroad

The visitation from on high,

And make the angry waves comply.

But when the whole begins by man,

Thou'lt see them act a different plan;

No love nor pity will they shew;

Their angry hearts I well do know,

And say—" the whole we will prevent;

"Her heart in sunder first we'll rend

"Ere we'll believe her every call;

"For to her doom we'll make her fall;

"And to the words that she did say

44 We'll bring it near, and she may die;

"Because that we'll oppose the whole,

"Until we make her down to fall;

** And if the Lord will then take care

** To save her soul, she may appear;

"For we care not how soon she die,

And in the grave forgotten lie." Just like the Jews they'd hazard run, 1 know, some thousands, had they come. They'd run the fatal hazard here, And made the famine to appear; For as the Jews appear'd at first, I tell thee, thousands now would burst, To bring the Famine on their heads, And unbelief would be their plead— — How could we judge her words were true^ ♦« Till all was brought before our view? «' And so the hazard we would run «' To see the nation quite undone; "Because we had no eyes to see "The things before foretold by she}