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Rh men that have not bowed the knee to Baal, which ſhall be the ſeed that ſhall do me ſervice in this land. I will have a glorious church in this land, which ſhall be admired of all the earth.

41. April 21. It was ſaid to me, How long ſhall this generation defer to hear my warning: I will make this land without bread or water, for I am more concerned for this land, while they forbear to hear my warnings, than for the wildneſſ of Zin, wherein to man dwells. This land ſhall be brought to that paſs, that one ſhall hardly find a man to ask how he senad in the storm.

42. April 5. About the middle of the day, there appeared to me a great light, and it was ſaid unto me, have no great commiſſion for thee at this time, being to go to the north of Scotland to tell them, That now their cup is full, and are long it ſhall be as empty as ever it was full; for many of them ſhall never have a full cup in this place again, and it ſeems to be one of the laſt warnings

43. April 15. It was ſaid unto me, I have given out a long roll of warnings, but this generation hath mocked at them, and now I am to go to the main land of Scotland, and to tell them, that thoſe warnings they receive from this place darkly, ſhall ſhortly be accompliſhed, for I have a remnant of tender-hearted Chriſtians here, who will lay it to heart, but this place is hardened by mocking and ſcoffing ſo that any tender hearted Chriſtian dare not let it be known they ſay it to heart, leſt they be mocked by their neighbours. But this generation ſhall have few more warnings, till they be warned by the ſword in their own boſoms! The firſt year ſhall lay the land deſolate. Their deſign is to put their pretended king upon the throne, but they ſhall as ſoon put the wild fox that runs in the wood upon the throne, as they ſhall put him or any of that race upon it, as my ſervants hanged on gibbets for adhering to my intereſt, having terrified and declared.

44. April 21. In the evening of this day, I have the appearance of a man, who ſaid unto' me, You have had a long ſummer ſeaſon in this land, but ye have been like the ſluggard, when he said, Confider the ant, thou ſluggard, which prepareth her food in the ſummer, and is fixed for