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power and reign, and throw him into the lake of fire, which burneth with fire and brimſtone.
35. March 21. I ſaw a man paſſing by me, who aſked What I ſaw in his hand, I ſaid, A crown. Immediately he returned the ſame way, and I ſaw ſomething in his other hand, but could not underſtand what it was, whereupon be anſwered, Ye have an old tradition in your native land, That the righteous heir to the crown is commonly known by the ſtar on his ſide, ſo this in my hand is the ſtar whereby I am known to be heir of my father's crown. There is an antichriſtian party who deſigns to rob my father of his kingdom in this land, and I am my father's only ſon, the ſon of his love, and who hath holden forth to the world, and who is more obliged to ſtand for the intereſt than the heir? they have defamed my ſpouſe and bride by calling her a menſtruous 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 ſtroke of ſword; and for 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 will make to proſper.
36. March 22. There appeared a man walking by me; and I asked where he was going? He anſwered, Aſk a bleſſing for this land before the ſtorm and cloud break upon it, which is juſt at the breaking. Another 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 he anſwered, He was going to beg the ſpirit of God to this land and miniſters, for it was withdrawn at the time. Then he paſſed by 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 never known that any old broken pitcher or pot was made new! but he paſſing on, returned 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 dothnot
