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22 the ſtorm. A truly good huſband man, when he meets with a good ſeafon, does not ly by and misimprove his time but cuts down and gathers in till he have all ſecured within in the fence, and cloſeth up the flaps, and then he is fixed for the winter ditreſs, I would ye were often with Gideon and David in the field of prayer. I have given thee two warnings to the north of Scotland already, I will give you another, the barley cake tumbling into the camp of Midian, and turning down their tents.

45. In the evening of that ſame day, the light was exceeding great for a long time, I beheld a roll, but could not understand a word of it, upon which one ſaid to me, I am ſent from heaven to tell thee, that this is the light of heaven but I am to give warning of a dark night to come on Britain and Ireland! I condeſcended not long ago, to lay outſigns and propoſed months and days, but ye mocked and made light of it, but I ſhall now give a ſign, and ye ſhall nowhere know years, months, weeks, nor days, but when it comes you ſhall all fee it, for the ſun and moon ſhall fall in one courſe, but what further is to be ſeen I will refer till the viſion ſpeak for itſelf, for there was never man ſaw ſuch a night of darknes, for there shall neither be moon-light nor starlight, through the whole three kingdoms, from the one end to the other, and all ſhall feel that darkneſs.

46. May 6th. It was ſaid to me, ariſe and appear as if thou were about to prepare a ſhip, and when this generation ſhall aſk what thou meaneſt? thou ſhalt anſwer, it is for you to go to the South ſea and view what a great fleet is preparing to invade Britain and Ireland, and if they regard not theſe, prepare a ſecond, and when they aſk the meaning anſwer in the like manner, and if they regard not that, make a little boat which needs no ſails, and if they aſk, what thou meanest by ſuch a little boat, then ſay thou, the leaſt fiſhing boat that goes about the rock to catch fiſh ſhall ſerve you to go the length to ſee that fleet which is coming, ſay this before this generation, leaſt they ſay that I came upon them without warning.

47. May 7th. In the morning there appeared before me, a light, and two men walking before, the one had as it were a ſword in his hand, and as I looked at them, all