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That I will confess he cannot steal.
The Mysteries now I shall reveal:
They are innocent, by my command;
And there the tempter bold may stand
To say their hearts he could not steal.
For deeper Mysteries I will reveal:
It was I that made my FLOCK The "Little Flock" refers to Joanna Southcott’s community of believers who followed her prophecies. to go
So strong before him, he shall know,
That let him turn which way he will
They will find a way to baffle still,
That they before him still will stand,
And so the Trial The "Trial" refers to the formal examination of Southcott's writings by a group of chosen men to determine if they were divinely inspired. they will command,
To make him stand and hear the sound
That he in all is guilty found;
That first the HUSBAND In this allegory, the Husband represents Christ, who was slain by the machinations of the devil. he did slay,
And then the WIFE The Wife represents the Church or the human soul, often personified by Joanna herself in her writings. he did betray
To make her judge her LORD was dead,
And then by arts he her betrayed
To make her think her LORD was gone,
And he her Lover was become,
To lead her faithful heart astray.
I know he has seduced this way,
To make thy fervent love grow cold—
For now the mysteries I will unfold:
He slew thy SAVIOUR at the first,
And then in power he strong did burst,
To take possession of the whole.
And now I will prove how this did fall:
My Christian Friends he first did slay,
And so his arts come round that way;
Because they judged it could never be
My faithful Friends were slain by he.

June the 15th, 1804.

Here I shall give the verse in continuation of the Flock of Sheep The "Flock of Sheep" is a parable used to describe how the devil tries to lead believers astray, but is eventually outwitted by God's providence.. After I had arisen from a bed of sorrow, I was ordered to take my pen in hand, and the Lord would answer me further of the Parable A simple story used to illustrate a spiritual lesson..

“ Now Joanna, thee I will answer:
From the Parable illustrative story appears,
I that am thy LORD and MASTER
Know the Thief In Southcott's theology, the Thief is a common title for Satan, who seeks to steal the souls belonging to God. hath entered here,
After he had arts to murder
My alarming Love to thee,
Well I know his arts went further,
And that way inflamed thee;
Because in all he strong did fall
Their sorrow to express;
For he, like Judas, worked in all
And brought on thy distress.
The Man the Husband did allow,
That was pronounced dead;