The book of wonders

And you, men say they do not know;
But ME they don't deny.
And to men's conscience let them go—
Their Savior is their cry.
Now, as to men you are unknown,
Your Savior I will be,
And every debt I'll surely pay,
If men will now trust you.
That letter put in ********'s hand,
It was a debt of trust;
But when the debt he did demand,
The grave has paid the first.
Then as the grave has paid the one,
That to my friend was given;
Let all the seals come to his hand,
I'll surely pay the seven.
But if he says he knows my name,
Then on my words rely:
I'll never put my friends to shame,
But every debt I'll pay.
But as for you, you do not know;
You are a stranger there;
But keep my memory in view—
Will he deny me here?
Then all the goods I'll surely leave,
I have no credit, none;
And to another house I'll cling—
The gold is still my own.
So exactly like your dream I'll do:
You are unknown to man;
But to ME it can never be,
By nature, nor your name."

I shall answer you from these words:

"The letter put in ********'s hand,
It was a debt of trust."

Here let men discern in what manner I have spoken of the "debt of trust" put into his hands, for him to act faithfully to his trust to prove the truth, for you or against you. But when he demanded to know the truth, the bishop's death Referring to the death of Bishop Buller of Exeter in 1796, which Southcott claimed to have predicted. proved the first. Then discern what is said further: as the grave has paid the one, the seals should be put into his hands; and in like manner should the seven be paid. But this is a mystery you do not

understand, because you say it was not by death that all were fulfilled. Call to your remembrance what the events were that were put in his hands: in 1796, the Bishop's death (one); in 1797, the events which took place in Italy (two); England seeking for peace, but in vain (three); the harvest of that year, 1797 (four); the large sums of money that would be demanded at the end of that year Likely referring to the 1797 financial crisis or new war taxes. (five); the harvest of 1799 (six); and the harvest of the year 1800 (seven).

These events were fulfilled before ******** fell back. Thus you have discerned how the seven "debts" were paid, which were debts of trust to know the truth of the words. But now observe what follows:

"As for you, you do not know;
You are a stranger there;
But keep my memory in view—
Will he deny ME here?"

"Here men must discern how I spoke of ********, regarding whether he denied ME in my visitation to you and gave no credit that it was from the Lord. Then I said I would surely leave all the "goods" and cling to another house, because the "gold" (which is a reward) I said was still my own. This means that honor and reward should not rest upon him in the end if he denied me in you. But as the grave paid the first, so should the grave pay the last. So if men discern the type and shadow type and shadow A theological term meaning a symbolic representation of something to come., and how the grave is twice mentioned, and the gold to be still my own, they might judge he would fall in death after he began to deny ME in you.

Now observe what is said further:

"So wonder now and stand amazed,
You fools and slow of heart;
For on the woman you may gaze,
But I shall take her part."