The full assurance that the Kingdom of Christ is at hand, from the signs of the times / [Joanna Southcott].

  • Southcott, Joanna, 1750-1814.
Date:
[1806]
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Credit: The full assurance that the Kingdom of Christ is at hand, from the signs of the times / [Joanna Southcott]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    what Mrs. Minifie suffers with her husband ? She said, “ Yes ; but the Lord will break the yoke from off her neck ; and a final separation will take place between them; and he would die: and she will find there is a happier time coming for her.” Many- more things she told me, which 1 have since fonnd true. I went to Mrs. W ’s the next day, and told her what my mother had said'; and what was re- vealed to me concerning theNations. Mrs. W. said, “Then your mother’s prophecies are coming to pass, that she made on the tour and twenty lettersand she was of my opinion, that something was coming on the nation. The week following I went to my Sister s to continue my writing, as I was ordered. I told her what my mother had said concerning her servant, which proved true; and that she should turn him away, which she was obliged to do from his conduct, in a few months after. But she said, she could not believe what I had been told concern- ing Mrs. M. as spirits did not know what the Lord designed to do. I said, if the Lord sent my Mother tome, tostrengthen my faith, the Lord knew what questions I should ask, and had revealed to her what to answer; so we must leave all to time. After I had written all that was revealed tome in 17.92, I left it with my Sister, and came to Exeter in February 1793. The v'ar broke out as I was foretold ; and the same year the truth of my Mother’s words were verified, concerning Mrs. Minifie, in a very strange and singular manner. Mr. M was a capital tradesman in Exeter, and in flourishing business; but after the war broke out, he took it in his head to leave Exeter, and to go to America; but did not tell his mind to any one; but I was warned in a dream of what was coming on Mrs. IMinifie; and that she had troubles to go through. This alarmed me on her account; for when I awaked with my dream, I was answered by the Spirit, itw^as true that theirse- paration would take place; but a happier time would