Was Jesus Chaste or did he
Give any Lessons of Chastity
The morning blushed fiery red
Mary was found in Adulterous bed
5     Earth groand beneath & Heaven above
Trembled at discovery of Love
Jesus was Sitting in Moses Chair
They brought the trembling Woman There
Moses commands she be stoned to Death
10     What was the sound of Jesus breath
He laid his hand on Moses Law
The Ancient Heavens in Silent Awe
Writ with Curses from Pole to Pole
All away began to roll
15     The Earth trembling & Naked lay
In secret bed of Mortal Clay
On Sinai felt the hand Divine
Putting back the bloody shrine
And she heard the breath of God
20     As she heard by Edens flood
Good & Evil are no more
Sinais trumpets cease to roar
Cease finger of God to Write
The Heavens are not clean in they Sight
25     Thou art Good & thou Alone
Nor may the sinner cast one stone
To be Good is only to be
A Devil or else a Pharisee
Thou Angel of the Presence Divine
30     That didst create this Body of Mine
Wherefore has[t] thou writ these Laws
And Created Hells dark jaws
My Presence I will take from thee
A Cold Leper thou shalt be
35     Tho thou wast so pure & bright
That Heaven was Impure in thy Sight
Tho thy Oath turnd Heaven Pale
Tho thy Covenant built Hells Jail
Tho thou didst all to Chaos roll
40     With the Serpent for its soul
Still the breath Divine does move
And the breath Divine is Love
Mary Fear Not Let me see
The Seven Devils that torment thee
45     Hide not from my Sight thy Sin
That forgiveness thou maist win
Has no Man Condemned thee
No Man Lord! then what is he
Who shall Accuse thee. Come Ye forth
50     Fallen Fiends of Heavnly birth
That have forgot your Ancient love
And driven away my trembling Dove
You shall bow before her feet
You shall lick the dust for Meat
55     And thou you cannot Love but Hate
Shall be beggars at Loves Gate
What was thy love Let me see it
Was it love or Dark Deceit
Love too long from Me has fled.
60     Twas dark deceit to Earn my bread
Twas Covet or twas Custom or
Some trifle not worth caring for
That they may call a shame & Sin
Loves Temple that God dwelleth in
65     And hide in secret hidden Shrine
The Naked Human form divine
And render that a Lawless thing
On which the Soul Expands its wing
But this O Lord this was my Sin
70     When first I let these Devils in
In dark pretence to Chastity
Blaspheming Love blaspheming thee
Thence Rose Secret Adulteries
And thence did Covet also rise
75     My Sin thou hast forgiven me
Canst thou forgive my Blasphemy
Cans thou return to this dark Hell
And in my burning bosom dwell
And canst thou Die that I may live
80     And canst thou Pity & forgive
Then Rolld the shadowy Man away
From the Limbs of Jesus to make them his prey
An ever devo[u]ring appetite
Glittering with festering Venoms bright
85     Crying Crucify this cause of distress
Who dont keep the secrets of Holiness
All Mental Powers by Diseases we bind
But he heals the Deaf & the Dumb & the Blind
Whom God has afflicted for Secret Ends
90     He comforts & Heals & calls them Friends
But when Jesus was Crucified
Then was perfected his glittering pride
In three Nights he devourd his prey
And still he devours the Body of Clay
95     For Dust & Clay is the Serpents meat
Which never was made for Man to Eat