mercy abounding, and goodneſs not to be parrallel’d.
So good and gracious a maſter, replied the farmer cannot be too much loved, or too faithfully ſerved. But may I not know this perſon’s name?
That you ſhall before we part, ſaid the ſtranger, in the meantime, what do you think of the produce of corn this year? The cries of the poor have been ſo great thro’ the dearth of corn, and my Lord, thro’ his wonderful mercy, have relieved ſome thouſands that moſt otherwiſe have periſhed for want of bread; but he never fails in relieving thoſe who with a humble heart addreſs themſelves to him.
The good God be praiſed for all his mercies replied the farmer, I have no reaſon to complain having had laſt year a vaſt increase, whileſt other farmers come to great loſſes and as the lord was kind to me, I ſold it at a cheaper rate to the poor, and I find this year I’m like to have a terrible increaſe becauſe ſaid the ſtranger, I find you to be a man of an upright heart therefore, the bleſſing of the Lord is upon you. I ſhalt here reveal ſome things to you that will ſurely come to paſſ this preſent year, therefore ponder it well in your heart and make the ſame known to the world. This year, will be a year of wonders, all ſorts of grain will be ſo cheap, that the poor ſhall no more complain of the dearth of corn, for wheat ſhall be ſold in the market, for 3 ſhillings a buſhel, corn for 2 ſhillings, and, all other grain ſuitable, Like-wiſe, the earth ſhall abound in her fruits, the ſea and rivers in fiſh, ſo much that the poor tradeſman ſhall be able, comfortably to maintain their numerous families, the diſtreſſed widow, plentifully to pleaſe her crying babes, and the little children ſhall have their bellies full of the poor man’s complaint, the widow’s cries, children’s tears, for the want of bread ſhall be
