C. K. OGDEN 
 
 a T-

 
 CALIF. LIBRARY, LOS ANGELES
 
 COPY 
 
 OF AN 
 
 EPISTLE 
 
 (IJ'ith a few trifling Amendments) 
 
 LATELY ADDRESSED TO THE REV 6 . 5 THE 
 
 VICE-CHANCELLORS 
 
 OK 
 
 CAMBRIDGE & OXFORD 
 
 BEING A PLAIN AND HONEST STATEMENT OF 
 
 OF THE CHIEF AND LEADING EVENTS WHICH 
 HAVE TAKEN PLACE DURING THE LAST 
 
 TWO YEARS 
 
 RESPECTING JOANNA SOUTHCOTT, 
 
 AND THE BELIVEFJ r.V HER DIVINE MISSION. 
 
 BY THE REV, T. P. FOLEY ; 
 
 RECTOR OF OLDS WIN FORD, WORCESTERSHIRE. 
 
 PP.OV. c. 25. v ! 1. "A Word FITLY spoken is LIKE Apples of Gold 
 in Pictures of Silver." 
 
 JEREMIAH c. 5. v. 3. O Lord ARE not tliine Eyes upon. 
 
 THE TRUTH ? 
 
 Qldswinford, December 21 th 1S03. 
 
 tourlmaore: 
 
 Printed by J. Homing. 
 
 goldb/E. I. FIELD No. 2 HIGH- STREET, St, GILES'S, 
 LONDON. 
 
 SIXPENCE,
 
 LETTER, &c. 
 
 REVEREND SIR, 
 
 JJ_N June last I bad the honor 
 of transmitting to the Vice-Chancellor then in 
 office a * Handbill of Joanna Southcott's with a 
 short Testimony 'of mine upon it, and which 
 Handbill was spread throughout the Kingdom, 
 as far as a few individuals could give it effect, 
 as soon as THE TRUTH of her writings were 
 proved from the Scriptures to come from the spirit 
 of the MOST HIGH GOD. I sent also one to 
 the Heads of Houses, Professors, Tutors, hoping, it 
 might be the Means of awakening this Learned and 
 August Body ofMen, to search into the Inspired 
 Writings of this Prophetess. And if upcn a close 
 
 * See the Handbill at the end of this Lcttt r.
 
 and deep Investigation they should le convinced 
 it was THE CAUSE OF GOD, to give it 
 every Energy and Effect that was in their power, 
 and to promote and push forward this Glorious 
 Work with every Faculty of their Souls And if 
 upon a Fair and Oil-gent Enquiry they should find 
 it to be a Delusion to crush it in the Bud before 
 Thousands were ruined, and expose to the whole 
 Nation the Proceedings and Decision oftheTivenfy 
 1'hree, who firmly believed they were called to 
 this HIGH TASK by DIVINE AUTHORITY. 
 But as the Materials where then judged too slender 
 .to build Any thing Solid and Substantial upon, 
 them, I nonv take the liberty of offering you BET- 
 TER GROUNDS of starching further into a Subject, 
 which I humbly conceive to be of the First and 
 
 highest importance to Mankind And I trust, 
 
 as the Guardian and Chief Watchman of the Uni- 
 versity, You will give it that fair and deep con- 
 sideration it so justly merits : and will make use of 
 the inclosed *Papers in any way, that your Talents, 
 Knowledge, and Wisdom shall best point out to 
 You. I am certain also You will seal my pardon 
 for obtruding myself upon your Notice in an af- 
 
 * Joanna's last Book, "A word to the wise Sec." F. Lewis's 
 Address to the Bishops and Clergy.' Law's Letter to Mr. Ad- 
 dington, and a Handbill of Joanna's with my Testimony on it 
 T. P F.
 
 fair of this high and imperious consequence. I 
 shall now honestly lay before You some of the 
 Chief and Leading Circumstances in this matter 
 which have for the LAST TWO YEARS engrossed 
 
 my Attention and Enquiries. 
 
 It was early in the Spring of 1801, when I was 
 in London to procure a Dispensation for Two 
 Family Livings that I FIRST heard of Mrs Scxith- 
 cott : and from some extraordinary accounts of her 
 which where then in circulation and of her go- 
 ing to publish some Books to the World, made 
 rne leave directions with my Bookseller to send 
 them to me, as soon as they came to London. 
 This he obeyed : and I think it was early in June 
 1801, I received her fast three Books* These I 
 read over with some attention, comparing them 
 diligently with the Scriptures (the Sheet Anchor 
 upon which I rest) and I found them so consistent 
 therewith, and so agreeable to common sense ; 
 and at the same time opening to my view a NEW 
 SCENE, that I was wonderfully struck with them, 
 Indeed, in my opinion there is a greater Body of 
 Spiritual Light given to the World in Mrs. 
 Southcott's Writings, than was ever given to it 
 since 'the Bible was completed. 
 
 " Since Earth's Foundation "e'er was plac'd, 
 
 " And GOD created Man : 
 *' HE ne'er so much unveil 'd HIS F;:ce, 
 
 " And shew'dus all HIS Plan."
 
 And though there were many Mysteries in the 
 Books, yet, there was nothing in my mind con- 
 trary to the word of GOD. What therefore I could 
 not comprehend, I was induced (by a strong Im- 
 pulse upon my mind for many Days) to write to 
 Mrs. Southcott at Exeter for an Explanation. 
 This brought on aCorrespondence which has ter- 
 minated in my publishing these Divine TRUTHS, 
 to the World ; and I most fervently bless the 
 LORD .that HE has in HIS Rich Mercy and 
 unbounded Goodness CALLED me forth into HIS 
 Service ; nor would I exchange the inward Joy 
 and Happiness I possess, for all the Honors, Fa- 
 vors, and Riches of Men. In the latter end of 
 the Year (Christmas) 1801, I went down to Ex- 
 eter from London, with the Rev. Stanhope Bruce, 
 the Rev Thomas Webster, William Sharp, and 
 John Wilson, to examine into these Things, and 
 to see whether Joanna Southcott was an Impos- 
 ture, or not, and to prove the Truth of her Wri- 
 tings All of us being firmly persuaded we were 
 called by the DIVINE BEING so to do. We 
 there met one Gentleman, (George Turner) from 
 Leeds, and Another (Peter Morison) from Li- 
 verpool, who were also called^ and who together 
 with us made Seven. But as her writings could not 
 be proved without Twelve being present, we were 
 ordered by the Lord, through His. Chosen Ser-
 
 vant, Joanna Southcott, to invite the Bishop of 
 Exeter, (Courtenay) the Reverend Archdeacon 
 Moore, the Reverend Chancellor Nutcombe, the 
 Reverend Mr. Tucker, and the Reverend Mr. 
 Pomeroy. The two Clergymen and myself waited 
 upon the Bishop with a Letter from Joanna, and 
 had an Audience with his Lordship: he told us he 
 considered her (but had never se&i her) as a mad 
 Woman, and declined coming. The otlifcr Cler- 
 gymen declined also. Therefore the Body of her 
 writings could not be proved^ because there were not 
 Twelve^ and consequently the full investigation of 
 them was obliged to be put off till a future day, 
 when twelve could be assembled who did believe 
 her writings, then published^ to proceed from "the 
 SPIRIT of GOD. 
 
 Our Journey, however, was by no means 
 fruitless : because we enquired diligently into 
 Joanna Southcott's Character, and hard proof de- 
 monstrative, that She was truly Pious, Honest and 
 Industrious, and. would not utter a Falsehood, (if 
 She knew it) for the World, and was moreover, 
 of a sound and perfect mind. We were Eye-witnesses 
 of her Writing (and I have been so constantly 
 since, being almost wholly with her.) when she 
 was dictated to by the SPIRIT of GOD. We had 
 ample proof, and which was confirmed by many
 
 8 
 
 witnesses, of her having foretold All the Leading 
 Events of the last War, that did actually take 
 place in this Country, in Italy, in Egypt, and in 
 other Nations. We had undeniable proof of her 
 having foretold the Two Harvests of 1799, and 
 1800. The One hurt by Rain and the Other by 
 Sun. Of her having foretold the Plentiful Har- 
 vest in 1801 Of her having foretold the Peace 
 which took place in 1801 Of her having fore- 
 told the Secret 1bougJ:ts and Conversation of Persons, 
 and which was acknowledged to he TRUE by 
 Mr. Eastlake of Exeter before the Seven, on the 
 2nd. of January 1802, when he gave Evidence 
 to the excellence of Joanna's private Character, 
 and of her having foretold many Other Things 
 equally extraordinary. This foreknowledge can be 
 given her only by G OD, HIMSELF, as HE alone 
 knows future Events, and can direct their com- 
 pletion. We then heard Her several times open 
 and Explain the Scriptures, in a most clear, 
 wonderful, and extraordinary manner. She has 
 made it fu'ly manifest in her Writings, that 
 satan's kingdom is now doomed, Blessed be GOD! 
 to fall, and CHRIST'S Glorious Kingdom of Love 
 and Peace to be established after the 'sifting of 
 the Nations, as is declared in the Scripture, when 
 the Lord's will must be done on Earth, as it is in 
 Heaven. The Judgment previous to this blessed
 
 9 
 
 Event, which the ALMIGHTY has denounced 
 
 against this N - for their Wickedness and 
 
 Unbelief, are -such, -as would make every Heart 
 tremble, and every Ear tingle were they to be 
 delineated, and more particularly against the 
 Shepherds of HIS FLOCK. 
 
 " The time is come, when Judgment must at GOD'S 
 House begin, 
 
 " And if HE First attacks the Just, what case are Sin- 
 ners in! 
 
 ' If GOD, the Righteous, whom HE loves, with Justice 
 doth correct. 
 
 "What mast the Sons of Violence, whom HE abhors, 
 Expect ! 
 
 These, Sir, are Some of the Chief particulars 
 that occurred at Exeter in the Christens, 1801. 
 Only upon our Departure after S^cn Days, She 
 was ordered hv the Snirit to commit nil her wri- 
 ings to our Care, and it must be remarked, that 
 out of the Seven, She h;-.d never seen Six of us 
 before in her Life, and the Seventh, She Ones 
 saw only for a few hours We then all of us re-, 
 turned to London with a separate Charge of Pa- 
 pers delivered 10 Us Sealed, and which we were 
 to keep by Us in that manner, till they were 
 brought before Twelve, and were demanded 
 of Us by Joanna Southcott. You must allow t 
 B
 
 10 
 
 Sir, honesty in this proceeding, and that all De- 
 ceit on her part is completely done away. After 
 remaining a short time in London, We, who lived 
 in the Country returned every man to his Tent^ 
 There we remained till the middle of May, 1802, 
 when we were summoned to London by the 
 Command of the LORD, through HIS Chosen 
 Servant Joanna Southcott, as -we believed, to meet 
 her there. We obeyed the Summons : and had 
 the pleasure of seeing Mrs. Southcott with Us on 
 the S2nd. f May, 1802, being the first time She 
 ever visited London. A Few of the First days 
 were employed in writing of Letters, and in, 
 copying of Communications till the 'Seven were 
 all arrived, which happened on the 27th. of May, 
 1802, and then it was given to Joanna by the 
 Spirit, that She was to write to the King, Lords, 
 and Commons, for the RekasementofNlr. Brothers, 
 and that this letter was to be enclosed in a short 
 one of the Sevens, viz. ( Bruce, Webster, Foley, 
 Sharp, Wilson, Turner, and Morison's) and sent 
 to each of the Above, who compose the Legisla- 
 ture of this Country. We wrote near a Thous- 
 and Letters; and sent them directed in the best 
 manner we could. About a Hundred Letters were re- 
 turned back to Us from the Lords and Commons: 
 and we understood, there was a Council assem- 
 bled upon this affair, and it was determined to 
 leave Us alone, as we were considered as "a par-
 
 11 
 
 "eel of Fools or Madmen" : 'and that by taking no- 
 tice of Us would only be bringing Us and the Cause 
 into consequence; which, if left alone, would die 
 away of itself. And had this been the Cause of 
 Men, it certainly would have beet so: but as it 
 is THE CAUSE OF GOD, it is ww rising with 
 great Power and Splendor. 
 
 Mrs. Southcott continued in Town till the 
 beginning of July, 1802, when She was ordered 
 to go for a short time inta Lincolnshire, and She 
 arrived at Market Deeping, the first week in that 
 month. There She .had every Day wonderful 
 Communications, of which we have Copies. The 
 latter end of the Mdftth She was commanded 'by the 
 LORD to return back to London on account of, 
 my dear Friend, Mr. Wilson's illness, who was 
 greivously afflicted with a most excruciating pain 
 in his head, and the Fatuity could not do him 
 the least good whatever. It was told Joanna by 
 the Spirit, that he would not get well till She 
 had visited him TWtv. That after the// visit 
 he would be much better for a lew hours, and 
 then worse than ever,- But after the second visit he 
 would get rapidly well. She immediately obeyed 
 the order of the-t'ORD, and breakfasted with 
 me in Town, as soon as she arrived by the Mail 
 Coach: and about 10 o'clock, when we had finish- 
 ed, we set off for Mr. Wilson's at Kentish Town,
 
 where we found Him dreadfully ill indeed; but 
 upon seeing Joanna, and in hopes of receiving 
 relief, he rallied, and was greatly better during 
 our being with him, which was about an hour. 
 We then departed: and Mr. Wilson continued bet- 
 ter till near Seven in the Evening, when he was 
 taken worse, than he had been all his whole ill- 
 ness, and remained in this state for Two Days; 
 when I again accompanied Joanna to see him, and 
 we found him, poor man! almost deranged by the 
 intenseness of the pain, and the greatness of his 
 sufferings. We then staid with him about half 
 an hour, and took our leave and departed. Im- 
 mediately afterwards he grew better, and in a- 
 bout 24 hours after his pain Entirely left him, and 
 he has been perfectly well ever since. When a 
 Women says, She does This in the Name and by the 
 command of 'the LORD, and it comes to pass: we 
 may be assured, that the Arm of the LORD is 
 with her. And in my opinion, THIS, was as 
 much a Miracle, and wrought by the same poiver^ 
 as the Apostles performed theirs by. W r. Wilson, 
 as well 4 as myself, can testify to the T'ru/b*of the 
 Above Fact. 
 
 On the second of August, io2, Joanna was 
 commanded by the Spirit to go to a House alone, 
 and dispute with the Powers of darkness for seven
 
 13 
 
 days; and if She held out with aguments, and by 
 strong Faith in CHRIST, She should overcome 
 the devil at last : as he overcome the Woman at 
 first. And She should have the happiness of 
 bringing the good Fruit to Man at last : as Eve 
 brought him the Evil Fruit at first. This awful 
 and heavy Trial She nobly sustained : and Glory 
 be to GOD! She came off victorious; as may be 
 seen in her Disputes with the powers of darkness. 
 
 As soon as this was finished, She was ordered 
 to fast 40 Days without touching any meat, or Any 
 thing that had had life. This She accomplished. 
 She then predicted her own illness/or Seven Days. 
 This came as foretold; and on the ^th. day, con- 
 trary to the belief and expectation of every One 
 arround her, (save my worthy Friend, Mi;. Sharp) 
 She recovered n the very hour foretold: tho' the 
 Faculty, who attended her did not believe her as- 
 sertions, till they saw them fully verified, This 
 was Another most wonderful circumstance, and 
 which can be proved by most unquestionable 
 Witnesses. 
 
 After this Joanna was employed in writing 
 of Letters to various Ministers and 'Others, ur- 
 ging them to come to the proving of her Writ- 
 ings on the Twelfth of January, 1803, that time be*
 
 14 
 
 ing fixed by the LORD; and near Twenty 
 Pounds were expended in putting Advertise- 
 ments into different Newspapers inviting All from 
 the highest to the lowest in the Kingdom to be 
 present. I went from henee the latter end of 
 November, 1802, and joined my Wife & Joanna 
 in London, and we took the High House at Pad- 
 dington by command of the LORD for the pur- 
 pose of proving the Writings of Joanna Southcott. 
 And every Prediction given bv the Spirit to Joan- 
 na in 1796, concerning the House, Garden, and 
 the People, who were to be there, and many other 
 things all came True, in the most clear, and per- 
 fect manner, possible. I wrote to many Divines* 
 and conversed with Many* using every agument 
 I could to induce Them , to be present at the pro- 
 ving of the Writings. I told them, if it was "a 
 "Delusion" it was our Duty to crush it in the Bud 
 before thousands were rujned : and if it was 
 "THE CAUSE OF GOD" it was our Duty to 
 push it forward with all the Energies and powers 
 that we possessed. But all my writing and talk- 
 ing were of no avail; and no Other Clergymen 
 were present, but the Three mentioned in the 
 *HandbiIl. And what happened during ttf 
 seven Days ef proving the Writings, I must refer 
 
 *At the end of this Letter.
 
 15 
 
 you to the Same, as it is impossible in the compass 
 of a letter to give you Any thing more, than the 
 leading and most prominent Features of that 
 most glorious Event. 
 
 Since that time I have been copying for the 
 Press from Joanna's Sealed Writings, and other 
 Communications to form the Book, that is pub- 
 lished under the name "Of Joanna Southcott's 
 Sealed Prophecies". And also copying for the 
 Press Another Book "of the Visions of Joseph Pres- 
 cotf\ (A Youth, who lives with my highly-esteem- 
 ed Friend, Mr. Carpenter, of Neckering House, 
 Bermondsey) and Joanna's Explanations of Them 
 from the Spirit, all tending to shew the fulfilment 
 of the Bible, and perfectly agreeable to the Sec- 
 ond Chapter of Joel of what is to happen in the lat- 
 ter Days. This was part of my employment to 
 6th. of June, last, when we gave up the High 
 House at Paddington. 
 
 On the 2nd. of May, 1803, Joanna was order- 
 ed to seal up all her Writings again with proper 
 Witnesses; and to Place them in the hands of a 
 Frhend, till they were demanded by the Great, 
 Learned, and Powerful, which is told her will be 
 next Tear; when Her's and our awful Trial will 
 Come on, and which is said will be only Second to 
 the Triai of our Blessed LORD at Pilate's Bar.
 
 It is tken promised, that the LORD will make 
 lore HIS Arm, and will prove to nn astonished 
 and affrighted World, that THIS is HIS CAUSE, 
 and that the Gates of Hell shall not prevail a- 
 gainst it 
 
 Early in last June Joanna left London and 
 went to Exeter, where She continued near a 
 cnonth, sealing up the People, and in Shewing and 
 Explaining Joseph Prescott's Visions and great 
 \ 7 umbers believed THIS to be the Glorious 
 Woik of the LORD, and have signed their 
 Barnes for CHRIST'S Kingdom to be established, 
 ind for the overthrow of satan's and were sealed 
 o the Day "of their ^Temporal Redemption". About 
 he middle of July Mrs. Southcott came to my 
 louse, and continued with me till the Eleventh 
 )f October, and then departed for Yorkshire, 
 vhere She is at present. During the time She 
 vas with me the Enclosed Book lt A WORD TO 
 FHE WISE", was written and printed here, and 
 f you should find in it the least valuable or 
 nteresting Information, I shall be highly gra- 
 ified in presenting it to your notice. Mrs. 
 >outhcott has had many important and deep 
 Communications whilst She was with me up- 
 jon the present War, and state of the times 
 >ut as we totally disclaim all mdling with Polities:
 
 so These are only for our own private Infor- 
 mation, and to teach us how to guard against 
 the-coming-desolating Storm. For, Evils are 
 certainly hastening on; unless People will - 
 mediately sign for " CHRIST'S Glorious and 
 "Peaceable Kingdom to be established, and to 
 "come upon earth, and HIS will to be done on 
 "earth, as it is done in Heaven: and for satan's 
 'kingdom to be destroyed, which is the prayer 
 * l and desire of Joanna Southcott" : and this must 
 be the prayer and desire of the heart of every 
 One, who so signs his, or her name, (otherwise 
 it will be of no use) and then they will be entit- 
 led to a Sealed Letter containing these words. 
 
 "The Sealed of the LORD, the Elect, Precious, 
 "Man's Redemption, to inherit the Tree of Life, 
 "to be made Heirs cf GOD, and Joint-heirs with 
 "JESUS CHRIST". 
 
 "Signed Joanna Southcott." 
 
 Now, Sir, one would imagine that no one couM 
 hesitate a moment to sign their Names to so clear 
 and plain a Proposition : but alas ! when the 
 Touchstone is applied bow Few will do it ? making 
 good the word of the Scripture; that ^Christ's Second 
 coming in Spirit, HE would scarce find Faith on the
 
 18 
 
 Earth. And that only -"A Little Flock" would be 
 left to possess HIS Kingdom of Love and Peace 
 for a thousand years upon Earth, as promised in the 
 2oth. Chap, of the Revelations. Mrs. Southcott 
 is now at Leeds sealing up the People, and I have 
 the happiness to inform you, that Some thousands 
 have already signed; and would to GOD ! many 
 Tens of Thousands would do the same : and then^ 
 I am persuaded, we should experience, 
 (as promised by the Spirit to Mrs. Southcott) 
 every Blessing and Protection from the AL- 
 MIGHTY ; and would have no occasion to dread 
 our haughty and enraged Foe, Buonaparte, who 
 now threatens us with every destruction. But it 
 is lately given to Mrs. Southcott, that he shall not 
 injure this Country till the sealing up of the Peo- 
 ple finishes : and which time expires (where these 
 things are known) "o the Twelfth of January^ 
 "1804": and that, if Unbelief should abound, and 
 the mocking of these things should continue then, 
 most assuredly this Nation shall be visited with the 
 following dreadful Evils, viz : THE SWORD ? 
 THE PLAGUE AND THE FAMINE. 
 
 And was I to draw a conclusion from my own 
 Judgment^ would be, that Buonaparte next year 
 wou'd be a Scourge in the hands of GOD, to wound 
 severely this Country: for he is declared by the
 
 19 
 
 i? 
 
 Spirit to Joanna to be "the Beast" in the Revela- 
 tions, and what that permitted power will be must be 
 left to every man's opinion to determine . I fer- 
 vently pray, that our Eyes may be opened before 
 it is too late, that we may listen to these ''Glad 
 Tidings", which are now offered Us, and fly to the 
 ROCK OF AGES to take Us under HIS Wings' 
 to preserve Us from the Terrible Day of HIS 
 Wrath, which is going to be poured out upon all 
 the Countries of the Earth.- I can only assure 
 you, Sir, that the Evidence has been so clear, ex- 
 press and demonstrative, which has been laid be- 
 fore myself, and the Twenty Two named in the 
 Handbill, that (the LORD giving Us Strength, 
 for without HIM we can do nothing) we are 
 ready to go even unto death, (if it be HIS good 
 pleasure) in confirmation of our belief, that Joan- 
 na Southcott is visited by the Spirit of GOD, and 
 of the Truth of her Prophecies. And we are 
 ready to maintain from the Scriptures, whenever 
 we should be called upon, that the same Spirit 
 which dictated the Bible dictated her Writings. 
 
 Thus, Sir, have I given you a long and 
 faithful account of the hading Events which have 
 happened for the Two last Tears respecting Mrs. 
 Sojathcott, and her believers And I flatter my- 
 self you will deem them of such weight and 
 consequence as to make them publicly known in 
 the University, that J//may be left tc judge for
 
 themselves on a subject so awful and singularly 
 momentoas. And my fervent wishes, and Pra- 
 yers, are, that Every One may be prepared to 
 meet the Bridegroom with their Lamps trim- 
 med, and their Loins well-girded, and be ready 
 to go in with HIM to the MARRIAGE 
 
 FEAST: lest coming suddenly, HE should 
 
 nd them Sleeping and then we know the 
 
 Door will be Shut, and the Gates of Happiness 
 for ever barred against them. 
 
 I have the honor to be, Rev. Sir, 
 
 Yours, &c. &c. &c. 
 
 Thomas P. Foley. 
 
 Oldswinford, November, 1803. 
 
 P. S. I have written upon this Subject to se- 
 veral of the Bishops to many Ministers of the 
 Church of England and to many Dissenting 
 Clergymen and I am spreading these "Glad 
 "Tid'ngs" with all my might and power in this 
 part of the Country. 
 
 A paper is left for signing, and also sealed 
 Letters are left at E. I. Field's, Bookseller, No. 
 2 High Street St. Giles's, near tbe Church ; 
 and also at Mr. Carpenter's of the Neckinger 
 House, Bermondsey, Southwark, where Joseph 
 Prescott's Visions may be seen.
 
 *HAND-BILL. 
 
 Examination of Prophecies, 
 
 THE PROPHECIES of JO ANNA SOUTHCOTT 
 have been closely examined for Seven Days, by Twenty- 
 there Persons, chosen by DIVINE command, and Pro 
 by them all to be from the Spirit of the LIVING GOD. 
 The examination of her Writings was made public to every 
 one that wished to come, and none were refused admit- 
 tance. From Twenty to Forty were present s , 
 day 3, and on the seventh when all was summed up, and 
 Joanna had given her clear Evidence ; the Twenty -three 
 unanimously agreed that the calling was of GOD, as wtii 
 as Thirty-five others, who were then present, and, 
 all signed their names of approbation to the ABOVE 
 TRUTH. -Now, if any will say the Calling is not of 
 God, they must say, the LORD had not a Friend to step 
 forward to defend His Cause, and prevent a Woman tVo:n 
 saying, "The LORD saith," when they think He had not 
 spoken. So if they still say, this calling is not of GOD, 
 they must say Religion is gone from the World ; as 
 Unbelievers were publicly invited in the Newespapers,
 
 and privately invited by repeated Letterrs sent to Mini- 
 sters and others. So now let every mouth be stopped, 
 and every tongue be silent, and know the end is near 
 at hand, that SATAN'S POWER WILL BE DESTROYED, 
 and CHRIST'S KINGDOM NEAR TO COME. 
 
 We, the CHOSEN PERSONS, believe it a Duty incum- 
 l>ent on us to congratulate the Public, even all the Ge- 
 neration of Adam, on the glorious, happy, and blessed 
 prospect of the speedy fulfilment or the great Promises 
 of the Gospel, in the seed cf the JVoman bruising the Ser- 
 pent's Head, and the Restoration of Man from the Fall 
 to the IMAGE of GOD, by the Merits and Death of 
 JESUS CHRIST our Saviour, and of the destruction 
 of the Works of Satan, the Devil, and his being chained 
 down to the Bottomless Pit for a thousand years, and a seal 
 set upon him, that he may not deceive the Nations any 
 
 more till the thousand years shall be fulfilled That 
 
 the Earth may be filled with the Glory of GOD, and all 
 the Kingdoms of this World become the Kingdoms of 
 our GOD and His CHRIST, and that He will reign a 
 thousand years : having subdued all things unto HIM- 
 SELF, that there may be no more Curse ; but the Name 
 of the LORD alone be exalted and worshiped by all the 
 Families of the Earth, and that all Flesh may see the 
 Salvation of God. 
 
 Now, we believe, and are clear, from the diligent ex* 
 mination ot the Writings of Joanna Southcott, that they 
 are of GOD by the Spirit of JESUS, which is the Spirit 
 of Prophecy, the MIGHTY COUNSELLOR, The 
 EVERLASTING FATHER, The PRINCE OF 
 PEACE : and in them arc found wondrous Prophecies,
 
 the greatest wisdom of Counsel, and the clearest Reva- 
 lations of Peace and Happiness, testing upon the Serif" 
 tures, pointing out how Man will be enabled to do the 
 Will of GOD on Earth, as the Angels do it in Heaven; 
 and to the above Testimony we here sign our Names : 
 
 *REV. STANHOPE BRUCE, 
 *PETER MORISON, 
 WILLIAM JOWETT, 
 *\VILLIAM SHARP 
 ELIAS CARPENTER, 
 W. R. WETHERELE, 
 *GECRGE TURNER, 
 CHARLES TAYLOR, 
 *JOHN T WILSON, 
 * REV. THOMAS W FESTER 
 *KEV THOs. P. FOLEY, 
 
 CHARLES ABBOTT, 
 RICHARD LAW 
 ELIAS JAMESON FIELD, 
 GEORGE STOCKS, . 
 JOHN MORRIS, 
 WILLIAM COY, 
 WILLIAM BELK, 
 WILLIAM TAYLOR, 
 JOHN YOUNG, 
 WM. LAYTON WINTER, 
 THOMAS STEPHENS. 
 
 JOHN TORIN, 
 
 References to the above Persons may be had as below, 
 
 JOANNA SOUTHCOTT is now so clear that her 
 Calling is of GOD, that she is ready to meet any Divines 
 or any of the learned, and will -prove frcm the Scriptures, 
 that they must deny their Bibles, if they deny that her 
 Writings come from Divine Inspiration, as some already 
 have done. And let them weigh deep, how a thing sown 
 in so much weakness in 1792, by a simple Woman, Is 
 now rising with so much Power, according to the Truth 
 of her sealed Prophecies, some of which will soon be 
 laid before the Public, 
 
 5 JOANNA SOUTHCOTTs PROPHECIES sold at 
 E. I. FIELD'S No.2 High-street St. Giles's London ; and at 
 SYMONDS's Gandy-Lane, Exeter. 
 
 Witness to the Truth of the above Subscriptions, 
 
 WILLIAM SHARP, and E. CARPENTER. 
 
 High-House, Paddington t 
 January 22, 1803.
 
 TESTIMONY, 
 
 THIS WAR was foretold by JOANNA SOUTH- 
 COTT, in a communication given to her 
 from the Spirit, April 29th. 1802 : It being 
 the very clay when the Ratification or* the 
 Articlesof Peace arrived in England from Lord 
 Cornwallis at Amiens, and which can be pro- 
 ved by the most unquestionable Witnesses. 
 In a communication lately given to JO- 
 ANNA (and now published,) will be seen the 
 Character in the Scriptures, which Buonaparte 
 
 WILL FULFIL. 
 
 In JOANNA'S works will be found things 
 most wonderful, and most important toman. 
 It can be proved by incontestible evidence, 
 that every Event of importance which has 
 happened to this Nation, and the surround- 
 ing ones, for the last ten years, has been fore- 
 told by JOANNA SOUTHCOTT. 
 
 The judgments of God are already begun 
 to be poured out, because these high matters 
 are not searched into ; for these are the latter 
 duyt mentioned in the Scripture, when Christ's 
 Blessed and Glorious Kingdom of Love and 
 Peace will be established upon Earth, after 
 the destruction of Satan's Kingdom of Missery, 
 Evil, and Woe. Thomas P. Foley. 
 
 Oldswinford, June 13lb. 1803. 
 
 Mrs. SOUTHCOTFs WRITINGS ARE SOLD AT 
 I. E, Fields No. 2, High Street, St. Giles's, near the 
 Chuul), London : at Mr. Symond's, Gandy Lane, Ex- 
 >kT : Miss Eveleigh's, St. Sidwell, Exeter : and at Mr. 
 Child's, Rye Market, Stourbridge, Worcestershire. 
 
 Of whom also may be had, Law's Letter to Mr. Ad- 
 
 dington, price 4d. and Lewis's Letter to the Bishops 
 
 and Clergy, Price 6d. Mr, Carpenter's Essay on 
 
 Propchcy and Vision, Price is. 6d' and also T. P, 
 
 Foley 's Letter, &c. c. to the Vice-Chancellors, of Cam- 
 bridge and Oxford. Prir^ &L tv~.;p. Printer, StourbridreJ.
 
 UC SOUTHERN REGIONAL UBRARYFAOUTY 
 
 A 000027115 5