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Rh 4. After the ſame manner, I apprehended I was walking through a little town, and ſaw, as it had been, a few ſheep and lambs, forced out of a houſe, purſued by a dog, and paſſing by the door, I looked in, and ſaw a lamb, which I apprehended was not able to follow the reſt: then ſaw one come to it, which I took to be its mother, and as I looked upon her. I ſaw one of her ſides open, as if it had been the leaf of a window, and thus looking, one came to me, and asked, What I looked upon? I anſwered, a few ſheep and lambs purſued by a dog, he ſaid, I will tell thee what it means; this generation ſeeketh to deſtroy my little flock, but, ere long, I will give them another bone to gnaw upon, for I will bring in the king of Spain with an invincible army for the abuſe of my goſpel, which was the renown of this land, and made it famous in other churches, for the miniſters of this church are turned into diviſions and factions among themſelves: for which I will caſt them one against another. And as I looked perceived a long toll coming to me, which lighted upon my knees, upon which I perceived three lines drawn length ways; I underſtood the letters, but not the words, upon which a man came to me, and aſked, what I was looking upon? I anſwered, upon a written toll, but could not underſtand the language thereof: he ſaid, I will ſhew thee the meaning thereof; I'll bring again't this land people of a ſtrange language and a fierce countenance, whoſe ſpeech thou ſhalt not underſtand, and they ſhall march through the whole land, to execute my judgements, for broken covenants and bloodshed of my ſervants: and for deſpiſing and flighting of my goſpel. 'I was aſked again, what seeth thou? I answered, a log of timber, with two running ſtreams, I was aſked what was the colour of them? I answered, that one is blackiſh and dark, one other bright and clear. Then he made me taſte the one be that was black; and dipping my finger in it, I found bitter. Then, he deſired me to taſte that which was sweeter; the which when I did, I found it ſweet; he answered, the bitter is the cup that is put in the hands of this generation, and the ſweet is the cup that the remnant to receive afterwards. Then he aſked what wilt