bride, by calling her a monſtrous woman, with whom none may converſe, and who is obliged to own the bride, but the bridegroom? As I live, I will ride my horſe to the girths in the blood of Antichriſt. For as great as their army is which is combining among the antichriſtian party, I can break them all without the ſtroke of a ſword; andfor as low as they think my intereſt in this land is, I will let them ſee, that I have a party that will appear againſt them whoſe armies I make to proſper.
36. March 22nd. There appeared a man walking by me, and I aſked where he was going? He anſwered, as a bleſſing for this land, before the ſtorm and cloud break upon it, which is juſt at the breaking. A other answered and ſaid, it is well done, for there will be need for it, for before the ſtorm be at an end, there ſhall be many broken planks and boards among us. And paſſing by again, he was aſked whither he was going? He anſwered he was going to be the Spirit of God to this land and miniſters, for it was withdrawn at the time. Then he paſſed by me again, and had like a piece of a broken pitcher in his hand; and being aſked what he was going to do with it, he replied, he was going to make it new again: the other anſwered, it was ever known that any old broken pitcher or pot was made new again but he paſſing on, retained immediately with it whole in his hand, and ſaid, this is to let you ſee, that altho they ſhould break all my church to ſhivers, I can renew it again. Then it was ſaid, all that is good, but that doth not ſatisfy us, if thou return not thyſelf again, he anſwered, I will certainly return; for I will be brought back by the wreſtling and prayers of the ſaints.
37. March 29th. It was said to me, I have laid before thee the many similes which was thought ſtrange. I will tell thee another ſtrange simile, concerning the men who depend on the world for their factor in the enſuing ſtroke: I compare the world to an old rent mantle, which a man taketh about him, in a ſtormy day, he draws it up to cover his head, and his feet are all hare, and when he wraps his hands in it, to cover himſelf before, it is riven all behind, and his back is all bare, it is ſo narrow, let him do what he will, there is more bare than covered.
