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by which he maketh them fall to the ground, and ſo they neither ſting nor wrong him until he putteth then into the ſoap which he had deſigned for them. Then I ſaid, What water can we caſt upon ſo great an army that can harm them? He anſwered, The vengeance of almighty God: To which I anſwered, Can we take the water, or command the vengeance of almighty God? He replied, You muſt call to God by prayer in faith, for he keeps the cup of vengeance in his own hand, and will throw it in among them, which will make them all fall to the ground like ⟨bees⟩, and they ſhall not move until he put them into the place which he hath prepared for them, which is the bottomleſs pit; there they ſhall ſting his people no more: For the Lord will do with ⟨this⟩ great army, as a man cutteth down his harveſt when a ſtorm ariſerh he regardeth neither highneſs nor foulneſs, ſo that he cutteth down 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 tho' 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 mayſt 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. Abous then of the clock at night, a great light ſhining about me, it was laid before me that he wasbringing
