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20 more in one hour, than he did in a whole day before. Then ſaid I, Lord, what will I do in ſuch a dejected condition, for I promiſed that I will conceal nothing, and I know they will not believe me? And he ſaid, Ye have an old proverb, Seeing is believing, all the world over; I will let them ſee it, and if ſeeing will not make them believe it, I will make them feel it, for that which toucheth a man he believeth it. Then I ſaid, How can I diſcover it when my memory cannot contain it by a great part? He anſwered, I create the ear to hear, and will give thee memory that thou mayeſt deliver to this generation as much as will leave them without excuſe, or to ſay, that I brought a ſtroke upon them, without giving them warning: I know many will mock till they be infatuate, that they ſhall not know their enemies from their friends: therefore, go thou on in warning, and I will make good my word to thee. Then I ſaid, I have found more of thy word in former diſcoveries than I can find in this: upon which the word was laid before me, God my ſalvation is become, &c. And further, he ſaid, This may be among the laſt I’ll trouble thee with, tho’ it be not the leaſt. I am fully aſſured, I was not aſleep at this time, but received the commiſſion, and ſaw the viſion with ſuch deep impreſſions under that light, which I forbear to expreſs to the world.

40 April 1. About ten of the clock at night, a great light ſhining about me, it was laid before me, that he was bringing a great army of French, Spaniard, Romiſh, and a part of every nation about them, to bring a ſtroke on this land for broken covenants, or ſlighted goſpel, and the abounding ſins of the land, and the blood of thoſe who teſtified to the covenants, for, ſaith he, I will make the earth full of the blood of my enemies in this land! But I know a great many in this land will join with them, but ſuch ſhall fall with them, ſo as to have neither name nor remembrance in it afterwards. But I have reſerved 7000 men that lave 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 2. It was ſaid to me, How long ſhall this