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             XII visions of Stephen Melish a Germane being such as concern the affairs now in agitation between the French King & the Pope. Translated by Albertus Otto Faber.
             Melish, Stephen.
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           XII
           
             VISIONS
          
           OF
           Stephen
           Melish
           A
           GERMANE
           :
           BEING
           Such
           as
           Concern
           the
           Affairs
           now
           in
           agitation
           between
           The
           French
           King
           &
           the
           Pope
           .
        
         
           
             Translated
             by
          
           Albertus
           Otto
           Faber
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           .
           Printed
           for
           the
           Author
           ,
           and
           are
           to
           be
           sold
           at
           the
           corner-house
           at
           the
           bottom
           of
           
             Addle-hill
             ,
          
           in
           the
           Year
           ,
           166●
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           THE
           PREFACE
           .
        
         
           BEcause
           of
           the
           present
           differences
           between
           the
           French
           King
           and
           the
           Pope
           ,
           I
           thought
           good
           to
           Translate
           these
           following
           Visions
           of
           
             Stephen
             Melish
          
           of
           
             Prague
             ,
          
           Cittizan
           of
           
             Lissa
             ,
          
           who
           (
           as
           saith
           he
           th●●
           first
           Published
           his
           Visions
           )
           is
           a
           down-right
           honest
           man
           ,
           Pious
           and
           dutiful
           to
           God
           and
           his
           Neighbour
           ;
           a
           stranger
           to
           Worldly
           Policy
           ,
           &
           State
           affairs
           ;
           altogether
           ignorant
           of
           the
           transactions
           now
           on
           foot
           .
           Therefore
           we
           must
           conclude
           that
           his
           Visions
           were
           shewed
           him
           by
           a
           higher
           power
           .
           The
           most
           part
           of
           them
           being
           fulfilled
           ,
           and
           others
           were
           fulfilling
           ;
           some
           also
           seem
           to
           be
           just
           upon
           accomplishment
           .
           This
           was
           the
           cause
           that
           I
           have
           Translated
           those
           Visions
           ,
           whose
           accomplishment
           I
           judged
           to
           be
           now
           beginning
           ;
           so
           that
           all
           good
           people
           here
           might
           have
           some
           knowledge
           of
           what
           passes
           beyond-Sea
           of
           this
           nature
           .
           Consider
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           Farewel
           .
        
         
           
             A.
             O.
             F.
             
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           
             XII
          
           Visions
           of
           
             Stephen
             Melish
          
           a
           Germane
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           
             The
             
               1
               
                 st
                 .
              
            
             Vision
             .
          
           
             ON
             
               Palme-sunday
               (
               April
            
             9
             ,
             1656
             )
             I
             Dreamed
             thus
             :
             I
             travelled
             ,
             and
             a
             man
             I
             knew
             not
             did
             accompany
             me
             ;
             and
             we
             went
             forth
             together
             til
             we
             entred
             into
             a
             great
             Palace
             ,
             the
             name
             of
             which
             I
             knew
             not
             :
             And
             the
             man
             drew
             me
             aside
             ,
             and
             asked
             me
             ,
             from
             whence
             
               I
            
             was
             ?
             I
             said
             ,
             of
             
               Poland
               .
            
             He
             again
             ,
             Of
             what
             Religion
             ?
             I
             ,
             Of
             the
             Protestants
             .
             He
             ,
             Sing
             ye
             also
             French
             Psalms
             ?
             Yes
             ,
             said
             I
             ,
             that
             is
             my
             highest
             joy
             ,
             when
             
               I
            
             rise
             ,
             and
             go
             to
             sleep
             .
             Then
             he
             behaved
             himself
             lovingly
             towards
             me
             ,
             and
             said
             ,
             Stand
             here
             by
             me
             ,
             no
             evil
             shal
             happen
             to
             thee
             ,
             thou
             shalt
             see
             great
             things
             that
             must
             be
             done
             in
             short
             .
             If
             it
             be
             somewhat
             thou
             understand'st
             not
             ,
             ask
             me
             ,
             I
             shall
             tell
             thee
             .
             And
             soon
             he
             was
             changed
             into
             another
             shape
             ,
             as
             a
             spiritual
             person
             ;
             on
             whose
             side
             I
             standing
             ,
             saw
             exactly
             what
             I
             now
             shall
             tell
             thee
             without
             addition
             .
          
           
             First
             of
             all
             ,
             There
             was
             set
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             the
             Palace
             a
             square
             silver-Table
             ;
             in
             the
             mean
             time
             came
             a
             great
             King
             ,
             whose
             Vesture
             was
             of
             Silver-cloth
             ,
             and
             led
             the
             King
             of
             
               Sweden
            
             at
             his
             right
             hand
             .
             Then
             he
             sate
             down
             with
             his
             back
             Southwards
             ,
             and
             his
             eies
             Northwards
             ,
             and
             the
             King
             of
             
               Sweden
            
             sate
             at
             the
             Table
             over-against
             him
             ;
             and
             at
             the
             right
             hand
             of
             this
             King
             the
             Elector
             of
             
               Aeydelberg
               ,
            
             of
             
               Saxen
               ,
            
             of
             
               Brandenbourg
               ,
            
             having
             their
             eyes
             turned
             as
             it
             were
             Westwards
             ,
             but
             their
             backs
             Eastwards
             .
          
           
           
           
           
           
           
             But
             betwixt
             this
             King
             and
             the
             Elector
             of
             Saxen
             sate
             a
             Cardinal
             upon
             a
             silver-stool
             at
             the
             corner
             of
             the
             ,
             Table
             ,
             holding
             a
             Bishops
             Crofier
             in
             his
             hand
             ,
             which
             was
             mighty
             thick
             .
             He
             was
             cloathed
             with
             a
             long
             priests
             gown
             ,
             (
             like
             to
             the
             Kings
             )
             in
             Silver
             cloaths
             ,
             and
             was
             girded
             with
             a
             girdle
             ,
             having
             upon
             his
             head
             a
             mitre
             of
             astrange
             fashion
             .
          
           
             At
             the
             left
             hand
             sate
             one
             as
             it
             were
             
               Ra-Kocy
            
             cloathed
             according
             to
             the
             Hungarian
             mode
             ,
             beside
             ▪
             him
             an
             ambassador
             of
             
               Spain
               ,
            
             and
             then
             one
             of
             the
             Emperors
             Ambassadors
             ,
             and
             others
             .
             The
             Embassadors
             of
             
               England
            
             and
             
               Holland
            
             sate
             next
             the
             King
             of
             
               Sweden
               .
            
          
           
             Round
             about
             those
             Kings
             were
             set
             silver
             stools
             ,
             upon
             which
             sate
             along
             the
             three
             sides
             of
             the
             palace
             ,
             or
             hall
             ,
             mighty
             Potentates
             .
          
           
             Then
             presently
             was
             given
             a
             great
             sound
             out
             of
             great
             Guns
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             Psalms
             and
             songs
             were
             sung
             in
             the
             French
             tongue
             ;
             insomuch
             that
             there
             was
             a
             very
             great
             noise
             of
             Musick
             ,
             &
             all
             kind
             of
             instruments
             :
             I
             also
             heard
             voices
             of
             men
             amongst
             this
             Musick
             singing
             very
             loud
             ,
             the
             Melody
             of
             the
             Psalm
             I
             knew
             wel
             .
          
           
             Following
             ,
             there
             was
             brought
             in
             upon
             two
             levers
             a
             small
             silvertable
             ,
             upon
             which
             did
             lie
             the
             Popes
             Crown
             .
          
           
             And
             by
             and
             by
             ,
             at
             the
             Kings
             and
             Princes
             consent
             lifted
             up
             him self
             the
             Cardinall
             aforesaid
             ,
             and
             struck
             with
             the
             crosier
             upon
             the
             crown
             ,
             that
             it
             did
             flie
             into
             pieces
             ;
             and
             others
             standing
             round
             about
             ,
             trampled
             on
             the
             bursted
             silver
             with
             their
             feet
             ▪
             At
             that
             same
             instant
             there
             arose
             to
             be
             a
             sudden
             quivering
             noise
             ,
             by
             shooting
             of
             pieces
             ,
             and
             great
             ordnances
             ,
             horrible
             and
             dreadfull
             .
          
           
             After
             that
             shooting
             a
             very
             great
             triumph
             was
             made
             by
             singers
             and
             musical
             instruments
             .
          
           
             Then
             came
             a
             Queen
             and
             sate
             down
             next
             the
             King
             ,
             She
             was
             cloathed
             like
             the
             King
             :
             After
             her
             followed
             Virgins
             with
             a
             melodious
             sound
             of
             Psalms
             and
             songs
             ,
             bearing
             an
             exceeding
             precious
             present
             upon
             a
             golden
             lever
             ,
             which
             they
             did
             present
             to
             the
             King.
             And
             then
             again
             was
             heard
             a
             great
             crack
             of
             pieces
             and
             ordnances
             to
             confirm
             all
             this
             .
          
           
             After
             came
             a
             very
             great
             multitude
             of
             the
             Gentry
             and
             Knight
             hood
             ,
             and
             Lords
             ,
             out
             of
             all
             the
             four
             corners
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             and
             brought
             to
             the
             King
             a
             crown
             and
             a
             sword
             ,
             which
             crown
             they
             set
             before
             him
             in
             the
             presence
             of
             all
             these
             Potentates
             :
             But
             the
             sword
             
             they
             put
             him
             in
             his
             hand
             ,
             even
             to
             the
             end
             that
             he
             should
             skirmish
             against
             the
             Babylonish
             beast
             ;
             At
             which
             they
             also
             joyned
             their
             joyful
             gratulation
             ,
             which
             I
             understood
             not
             ,
             because
             it
             was
             done
             in
             French
             :
             And
             J
             durst
             not
             ask
             the
             Man
             what
             they
             said
             ,
             onely
             what
             J
             did
             see
             with
             my
             eyes
             ,
             &
             could
             apprehend
             with
             my
             understanding
             .
             After
             this
             was
             heard
             again
             a
             great
             ratling
             of
             Guns
             ,
             &
             singers
             .
             And
             there
             came
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             ,
             persons
             of
             the
             commonalty
             ,
             and
             brought
             to
             the
             King
             a
             costly
             present
             ,
             and
             did
             ad
             their
             gratulations
             ,
             but
             J
             did
             not
             understand
             it
             .
             And
             all
             this
             was
             anew
             confirmed
             with
             shooting
             and
             musick
             sound
             ,
          
           
             Whereas
             now
             the
             Gentry
             and
             Knighthood
             aforesaid
             had
             presented
             the
             Crown
             ,
             and
             reached
             the
             sword
             into
             his
             hand
             ,
             the
             said
             King
             profered
             to
             the
             King
             of
             Sweden
             his
             right
             hand
             ,
             and
             the
             other
             Princes
             ,
             Potentates
             and
             Kings
             ;
             standing
             by
             ,
             laid
             thereupon
             their
             hands
             ,
             kissing
             one
             another
             ,
             and
             sung
             at
             it
             the
             20
             Psalm
             ;
             At
             which
             there
             was
             heard
             once
             more
             so
             great
             a
             shooting
             and
             musicall
             rejoycing
             ,
             as
             never
             before
             ,
             insomuch
             that
             the
             very
             earth
             did
             ring
             .
          
           
             Then
             they
             all
             did
             arise
             ,
             and
             went
             into
             a
             great
             temple
             ,
             wherein
             the
             said
             King
             did
             crown
             the
             said
             Cardinall
             ,
             and
             put
             him
             on
             a
             very
             Patriarch-Mitre
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             a
             Cardinals-hat
             :
             And
             many
             Preachers
             sate
             there
             in
             white
             silk-cloaths
             about
             the
             Altar
             ,
             and
             elsewhere
             ,
             and
             sung
             French
             Psalms
             ,
             in
             the
             congregation
             of
             many
             thousand
             people
             .
             There
             the
             King
             did
             establish
             him
             to
             be
             an
             intendant
             Administrator
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             God
             instead
             of
             
               Moses
               ,
               Samuel
               ,
            
             &c.
             
          
           
             Out
             of
             this
             temple
             now
             J
             came
             forth
             with
             the
             same
             man
             upon
             a
             very
             large
             field
             ,
             where
             the
             King
             did
             muster
             his
             Souldiers
             ▪
             and
             sent
             his
             Army
             towards
             the
             South
             &
             West
             to
             fight
             couragiously
             ,
             giving
             his
             order
             to
             them
             how
             they
             should
             behave
             themselves
             .
          
           
             Then
             the
             Cardinal
             began
             a
             reformation
             in
             all
             cities
             ,
             and
             gave
             them
             priviledges
             according
             to
             the
             manner
             of
             the
             old
             Testament
             .
             But
             all
             what
             could
             not
             be
             easily
             decided
             was
             ordered
             should
             be
             brought
             before
             the
             King.
             It
             was
             also
             ordered
             ,
             that
             nothing
             in
             what
             cause
             soever
             ,
             Ecclesiastical
             or
             Secular
             ,
             must
             be
             done
             without
             knowledge
             of
             this
             King
             and
             the
             said
             Potentates
             .
          
           
             His
             Armies
             did
             increase
             of
             all
             sides
             round
             about
             ,
             and
             his
             Dominion
             was
             to
             be
             like
             as
             it
             were
             
               Germany
               ,
            
             and
             he
             a
             King
             for
             ever
             ;
             
             to
             wit
             ,
             so
             long
             as
             the
             World
             stands
             ,
             and
             no
             alteration
             at
             all
             was
             to
             be
             expected
             from
             him
             ,
             but
             that
             at
             the
             time
             of
             his
             government
             there
             should
             be
             Peace
             ,
             unity
             ,
             and
             all
             kinde
             of
             good
             ,
             like
             as
             it
             was
             in
             the
             time
             of
             
               Solemon
               .
            
             And
             it
             was
             clear
             day
             when
             
               I
            
             awaked
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             
               II.
            
             Vision
             .
          
           
             
               APril
            
             27.
             had
             I
             such
             a
             dream
             as
             thus
             :
             I
             came
             at
             a
             high
             mountain
             ,
             unto
             which
             when
             I
             had
             climbed
             up
             very
             hardly
             ,
             (
             yet
             with
             help
             of
             others
             ,
             )
             I
             was
             commanded
             to
             look
             back
             .
             Which
             doing
             ,
             he
             said
             to
             me
             ,
             Dost
             thou
             see
             that
             piece
             of
             land
             ?
             Yes
             ,
             Sir
             ,
             I
             see
             it
             ,
             said
             I.
             But
             when
             I
             looked
             back
             again
             ,
             behold
             there
             was
             nothing
             more
             left
             then
             earth
             and
             ashes
             .
             Then
             I
             asked
             ;
             Sir
             ,
             how
             is
             that
             gone
             so
             suddenly
             ?
             He
             ▪
             Even
             so
             shall
             be
             gone
             the
             whole
             Land
             ,
             because
             of
             their
             great
             sins
             ,
             which
             they
             do
             ▪
             For
             terror
             shall
             fall
             upon
             them
             ,
             indeed
             upon
             all
             ,
             as
             well
             the
             fighting
             men
             ,
             as
             them
             that
             are
             defending
             themselves
             .
             But
             them
             that
             I
             shall
             preserve
             ,
             I
             will
             bring
             thorrow
             into
             other
             countries
             ,
             that
             they
             might
             be
             preserved
             for
             a
             time
             and
             season
             ;
             but
             the
             hypocrite
             ,
             who
             do
             oppress
             my
             people
             ,
             shall
             be
             an
             abomination
             for
             ever
             .
             For
             the
             Lords
             Season
             is
             approaching
             ,
             to
             make
             manifest
             the
             works
             and
             doings
             of
             every
             one
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             
               III.
            
             Vision
             .
          
           
             ON
             the
             19
             ,
             
               May
            
             (
             when
             I
             was
             already
             amongst
             the
             scattered
             ,
             ones
             in
             
               Silesia
               )
            
             saw
             I
             the
             Sun
             shine
             towards
             the
             North
             ,
             and
             all
             dark
             ,
             only
             clear
             towards
             the
             bottome
             of
             it
             ;
             and
             there
             arose
             three
             other
             Suns
             from
             the
             East
             ,
             and
             West
             ,
             and
             betwixt
             the
             West
             &
             North.
             But
             on
             the
             highest
             part
             of
             the
             Heaven
             stood
             a
             very
             great
             Sun
             ,
             the
             greatest
             of
             all
             .
             And
             I
             did
             ask
             :
             Sir
             ,
             Wherefore
             is
             the
             Northern
             Sun
             so
             dark
             ?
             He
             answered
             :
             Because
             that
             I
             will
             not
             by
             him
             alone
             ▪
             (
             my
             Ambassador
             )
             perform
             the
             Work
             ,
             least
             there
             creep
             in
             pride
             and
             opinions
             (
             or
             imaginations
             )
             as
             though
             he
             by
             his
             own
             power
             or
             wisdom
             did
             effect
             the
             work
             ,
             to
             which
             I
             have
             called
             him
             .
             For
             behold
             ,
             he
             already
             doth
             not
             what
             I
             will
             ,
             but
             what
             he
             will
             himself
             :
             However
             I
             did
             not
             send
             him
             for
             his
             own
             
             profit
             and
             interrest
             ,
             but
             for
             my
             glory-sake
             .
             For
             I
             have
             another
             Workman
             ,
             whom
             I
             shall
             send
             unto
             him
             ,
             even
             to
             the
             end
             that
             they
             shall
             work
             together
             ,
             and
             perform
             the
             work
             .
          
           
             At
             that
             same
             instant
             began
             the
             Northern
             Sun
             ,
             being
             refreshed
             from
             the
             other
             Suns
             ,
             to
             arise
             on
             high
             ,
             and
             take
             her
             course
             .
             And
             presently
             I
             did
             hear
             a
             voice
             coming
             from
             far
             :
             Beware
             now
             therefore
             thou
             do
             nothing
             ,
             but
             what
             will
             tend
             unto
             the
             honor
             of
             God
             and
             his
             Worship
             ,
             and
             unto
             the
             edification
             of
             his
             Church
             :
             And
             ye
             other
             Suns
             ,
             proceed
             in
             your
             course
             also
             ,
             and
             go
             on
             for
             it's
             time
             ,
             do
             not
             tarrie
             one
             for
             another
             ,
             for
             its
             high
             time
             ,
             to
             perform
             the
             work
             of
             God
             ,
             the
             time
             of
             the
             manifestation
             of
             his
             Glory
             is
             at
             hand
             .
          
           
             And
             there
             came
             from
             the
             South
             a
             very
             deformed
             wonderful
             beast
             ,
             who
             had
             sent
             forth
             many
             messengers
             of
             strange
             fashions
             :
             And
             these
             went
             to
             the
             (
             great
             Lords
             )
             and
             the
             common
             people
             ,
             exhorting
             them
             ,
             and
             giving
             drink
             out
             of
             a
             wonder-cup
             ;
             Then
             they
             did
             conspire
             ,
             and
             bind
             themselves
             together
             with
             great
             chains
             ,
             to
             the
             end
             ,
             that
             they
             might
             stand
             fast
             together
             for
             the
             maintenance
             of
             their
             cause
             .
             But
             when
             the
             battle
             began
             ,
             these
             were
             driven
             back
             to
             the
             South
             ,
             and
             that
             wonder-beast
             was
             overcome
             and
             vanquished
             ,
             and
             I
             praised-God
             for
             the
             victory
             given
             to
             the
             Suns
             .
             But
             a
             Voice
             came
             to
             be
             heard
             ,
             which
             said
             ;
             His
             fall
             is
             not
             yet
             ,
             for
             the
             Suns
             help
             not
             truly
             one
             another
             ,
             because
             of
             their
             great
             envie
             ,
             that
             is
             amongst
             them
             ,
             and
             some
             of
             them
             seek
             their
             own
             ends
             .
             But
             those
             that
             do
             seek
             shall
             perish
             ;
             For
             the
             time
             of
             him
             by
             whom
             God
             will
             perform
             the
             Work
             ,
             is
             yet
             not
             at
             hand
             :
             But
             shall
             not
             tarrie
             very
             long
             ,
             because
             his
             time
             also
             approacheth
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             
               IV.
            
             Vision
             .
          
           
             AGain
             I
             saw
             a
             bright
             fiery
             light
             towards
             the
             South
             ,
             all
             as
             it
             were
             ,
             burning
             up
             ,
             and
             as
             it
             were
             an
             unquencheable
             fire
             .
             And
             there
             arose
             a
             very
             great
             out-cry
             ,
             and
             many
             lamentations
             ,
             with
             so
             thick
             and
             dark
             a
             smoak
             ,
             that
             nothing
             was
             to
             be
             seen
             .
             At
             that
             instant
             I
             saw
             red
             Foxes
             come
             from
             the
             East
             ,
             every
             one
             having
             a
             great
             tooth
             .
             And
             a
             gold
             yellowish
             Lyon
             stood
             upon
             a
             green
             place
             ,
             about
             whom
             the
             foxes
             were
             leaping
             .
             And
             a
             voyce
             
             was
             heard
             :
             Trust
             them
             not
             ,
             they
             have
             falshood
             in
             their
             mind
             .
             Therefore
             the
             Lyon
             did
             smile
             at
             them
             ,
             and
             a
             while
             after
             rent
             them
             in
             pieces
             .
             And
             behold
             that
             great
             Sun
             (
             the
             brightness
             of
             which
             was
             before
             so
             great
             ,
             that
             nothing
             did
             appear
             to
             be
             seen
             ,
             because
             of
             his
             so
             great
             light
             ▪
             was
             changed
             into
             blood
             also
             in
             the
             same
             region
             ,
             but
             only
             for
             a
             time
             .
          
           
             Instantly
             after
             came
             a
             fiery
             Man
             like
             a
             flame
             ,
             with
             a
             black
             sword
             of
             Iron
             :
             And
             against
             him
             a
             bright
             shining
             Man
             ,
             like
             the
             the
             Sun
             ,
             with
             such
             a
             sword
             like
             a
             flash
             of
             Lightning
             .
             Betwixt
             those
             was
             such
             a
             fight
             ,
             that
             many
             thousands
             did
             fall
             in
             the
             place
             ,
             and
             none
             was
             left
             remaining
             but
             very
             few
             .
             Between
             them
             stood
             a
             white
             Eagle
             ,
             and
             in
             Heaven
             the
             great
             Sun
             like
             to
             the
             lightning
             ▪
             because
             of
             whose
             great
             heat
             
               I
            
             could
             not
             see
             how
             it
             ended
             ;
             only
             that
             
               I
            
             saw
             ,
             that
             the
             bright
             Sun-shining
             Man
             had
             cut
             off
             the
             head
             of
             the
             white
             Eagle
             ,
             and
             that
             head
             was
             given
             with
             the
             Crown
             to
             the
             North
             ;
             but
             the
             body
             of
             the
             Eagle
             was
             given
             to
             a
             red
             Eagle
             ,
             and
             the
             wings
             to
             the
             East
             .
             Presently
             a
             voice
             was
             heard
             ,
             saying
             :
             To
             shee
             ,
             O
             lamb
             ,
             be
             praise
             and
             thanks
             ;
             for
             thou
             art
             worthy
             to
             take
             the
             book
             ,
             and
             to
             open
             his
             seals
             .
             For
             one
             time
             is
             past
             already
             ,
             and
             half
             a
             time
             ,
             and
             now
             is
             half
             half
             a
             time
             .
          
           
             Presently
             there
             was
             a
             theater
             made
             for
             execution
             .
             Many
             of
             the
             great
             Lords
             were
             beheaded
             ,
             and
             priests
             strangled
             .
             And
             fear
             did
             overcome
             them
             ,
             and
             some
             were
             taken
             prisoners
             .
             The
             Popes
             stool
             also
             did
             fall
             with
             a
             very
             great
             fall
             ;
             and
             thereupon
             was
             a
             monstrance
             ,
             which
             was
             not
             broken
             ,
             but
             lay
             there
             ,
             and
             no
             body
             listed
             it
             up
             .
             And
             a
             Voice
             came
             a
             farr
             off
             ;
             Hasten
             and
             tarry
             not
             ,
             for
             thou
             shalt
             go
             further
             ,
             and
             perform
             the
             Work
             for
             which
             I
             have
             called
             thee
             :
             For
             the
             others
             also
             do
             expect
             their
             redemption
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             
               V.
            
             Vision
             ,
          
           
             AGain
             
               I
            
             saw
             seven
             Stars
             rising
             from
             the
             East
             to
             joyn
             with
             the
             Sun
             that
             stood
             on
             the
             highest
             Heaven
             .
             After
             then
             did
             arise
             also
             a
             red
             horny
             moon
             ,
             but
             proceeded
             not
             very
             far
             ,
             &
             fell
             back
             again
             .
             But
             another
             horny
             moon
             from
             the
             west
             did
             meet
             him
             ,
             he
             was
             very
             bright
             shining
             ,
             but
             could-not
             become
             full
             ,
             because
             of
             the
             clouds
             ,
             flying
             hither
             &
             thither
             :
             Presently
             
               I
            
             heard
             a
             Cock
             crow
             very
             pleasantly
             ,
             after
             he
             had
             obtained
             the
             place
             alone
             ,
             but
             he
             
             could
             not
             flie
             very
             high
             .
             But
             the
             black
             eagle
             did
             flie
             very
             high
             ,
             that
             he
             scarce
             could
             be
             seen
             ,
             holding
             as
             yet
             his
             place
             and
             much
             strength
             .
             Because
             the
             time
             is
             not
             yet
             come
             ,
             that
             his
             pen-feathers
             shall
             be
             drawn
             out
             ,
             as
             if
             he
             should
             bear
             rule
             till
             at
             the
             year
             of
             63.
             
             In
             the
             mean
             time
             many
             tempests
             overcome
             many
             lands
             and
             cities
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             
               VI
            
             Vision
             .
          
           
             BEtwixt
             East
             and
             South
             came
             four
             feather-footed
             Beasts
             ,
             running
             on
             ,
             full
             of
             blood
             and
             fire
             ,
             doing
             horrible
             dammage
             ;
             and
             approached
             to
             a
             two-horned
             White
             Beast
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             ,
             to
             fight
             together
             ,
             but
             it
             was
             onely
             for
             an
             appearance
             .
             For
             they
             did
             joyn
             in
             a
             league
             against
             the
             Kings
             of
             the
             West
             and
             North.
             But
             they
             were
             vanquished
             ,
             because
             of
             the
             stedfast
             union
             of
             the
             Nations
             ,
             and
             the
             great
             Sun
             in
             Heaven
             helped
             them
             .
             And
             there
             are
             manifest
             the
             
               Heroes
            
             against
             the
             Seven-headed
             Beast
             ,
             to
             destroy
             it
             .
             For
             many
             of
             them
             at
             this
             very
             time
             will
             turn
             backwards
             ;
             nay
             ,
             there
             is
             as
             yet
             ,
             not
             Ten
             ,
             that
             intend
             seriously
             to
             destroy
             the
             Beast
             ,
             but
             the
             time
             comes
             that
             the
             said
             number
             shall
             be
             full
             ,
             and
             then
             they
             will
             go
             on
             ;
             so
             that
             about
             the
             year
             663.
             there
             shall
             be
             spread
             abroad
             a
             rumour
             of
             great
             wonders
             .
             God
             from
             Heaven
             shal
             please
             to
             give
             to
             the
             potentates
             one
             heart
             ,
             love
             and
             unitie
             to
             perform
             his
             work
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             
               VII
            
             Vision
             .
          
           
             
               OCtobris
            
             2.
             
             I
             had
             a
             dream
             ,
             3
             hours
             before
             day
             ,
             as
             followeth
             .
             I
             stood
             as
             it
             were
             in
             the
             East
             ,
             with
             my
             face
             Westwards
             ,
             and
             saw
             before
             me
             the
             sun
             Southwards
             ,
             standing
             about
             as
             high
             as
             at
             ten
             of
             the
             Clock
             .
             And
             behold
             ,
             he
             
             was
             grown
             dark
             ,
             very
             black
             like
             a
             coal
             .
             And
             besides
             him
             Eastwards
             stood
             a
             red
             moon
             ,
             but
             over
             against
             her
             a
             black
             two
             horn'd-moon
             :
             And
             round
             about
             the
             Sun
             seven
             Stars
             ,
             bright
             shining
             ,
             as
             they
             do
             shine
             at
             night
             .
             But
             a
             thick
             mist
             rising
             from
             the
             earth
             discover
             them
             all
             with
             darkness
             ,
             insomuch
             that
             both
             I
             and
             many
             others
             beside
             me
             were
             terrified
             ,
             and
             began
             to
             flie
             .
             Immediately
             I
             saw
             between
             the
             West
             and
             South
             in
             the
             Air
             ,
             a
             shining
             brightness
             ,
             or
             light
             ,
             in
             shape
             of
             a
             Man
             ,
             standing
             and
             crying
             out
             ,
             Wo
             ,
             Wo
             ,
             Wo
             unto
             you
             people
             ,
             who
             call
             the
             black
             white
             ,
             and
             the
             white
             black
             ,
             that
             ye
             might
             arise
             up
             against
             the
             Beast
             ,
             to
             make
             it
             stand
             on
             tip-toes
             ,
             and
             to
             bring
             all
             again
             under
             it's
             yoke
             .
             Behold
             the
             time
             of
             his
             down
             fall
             cometh
             near
             ,
             and
             is
             now
             here
             !
             Wo
             to
             your
             life
             ,
             who
             drink
             out
             of
             his
             cup.
             And
             at
             the
             same
             time
             he
             poured
             out
             a
             great
             Vial
             ,
             of
             somewhat
             red
             ,
             like
             blood
             ;
             And
             great
             lamentations
             arose
             over
             the
             whole
             earth
             ,
             insomuch
             that
             I
             my self
             thought
             nothing
             else
             but
             Doomsday
             did
             surprize
             us
             ,
             and
             I
             went
             to
             prayer
             ,
             till
             I
             awakened
             .
          
        
         
           
             
               The
            
             VIII
             
               Vision
               .
            
             1659.
             
          
           
             I
             Saw
             again
             a
             Sun
             in
             the
             North
             East
             ,
             risen
             at
             the
             height
             of
             half
             South
             ,
             and
             there
             standing
             without
             motion
             :
             For
             there
             came
             great
             clouds
             from
             t'
             other
             Easts
             .
             And
             another
             Black
             Sun
             arose
             up
             from
             the
             West
             ,
             who
             was
             crossed
             over
             by
             some
             clouds
             and
             winds
             with
             white
             streaks
             .
             He
             went
             on
             through
             the
             black
             thick
             clouds
             ,
             &
             passed
             suddenly
             towards
             the
             South
             to
             the
             other
             Sun
             ,
             and
             by
             how
             much
             the
             nearer
             he
             approached
             ,
             &
             the
             sw
             fter
             he
             run
             on
             ,
             so
             much
             the
             brighter
             he
             became
             .
             But
             when
             he
             came
             near
             the
             South
             line
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             ,
             between
             twelve
             &
             one
             ,
             there
             he
             stood
             stedfast
             like
             the
             very
             
             natural
             Sun.
             Afterwards
             he
             burst
             in
             pieces
             ,
             like
             smal
             crackets
             ,
             shooting
             here
             and
             there
             in
             the
             Aire
             ,
             and
             made
             a
             very
             great
             noise
             and
             crack
             ,
             and
             fire
             fell
             down
             like
             stars
             .
             But
             when
             I
             lifted
             up
             my
             eyes
             to
             the
             Heaven
             ,
             I
             was
             aware
             of
             them
             called
             the
             Seven
             starrs
             ,
             that
             they
             did
             part
             from
             one
             another
             ,
             four
             of
             them
             towards
             the
             North
             ,
             and
             the
             other
             three
             towards
             the
             South
             ,
             and
             great
             Winds
             began
             to
             blow
             one
             against
             another
             ,
             like
             great
             Armies
             ,
             and
             great
             lamenting
             was
             heard
             .
             I
             fear
             that
             by
             discord
             in
             the
             Empire
             some
             devision
             may
             arise
             .
             Wo
             to
             that
             Potentate
             who
             suffers
             himself
             stil
             to
             be
             poysoned
             by
             the
             Beast
             ;
             but
             happiness
             to
             them
             that
             do
             look
             upon
             the
             Lords
             work
             ,
             expecting
             their
             imployment
             at
             the
             appointed
             time
             ,
             when
             the
             Lord
             shall
             call
             upon
             them
             to
             act
             his
             work
             ,
             and
             to
             perform
             it
             ;
             who
             so
             will
             go
             on
             before
             the
             time
             ,
             and
             fight
             against
             the
             truth
             ,
             will
             meet
             with
             evil
             in
             the
             end
             .
             Ah!
             that
             all
             Christians
             were
             of
             one
             heart
             ,
             for
             a
             great
             net
             is
             prepaed
             to
             draw
             over
             all
             the
             true
             Believers
             ,
             and
             to
             destroy
             them
             all
             ,
             but
             the
             Lord
             laughs
             at
             it
             .
             Behold
             they
             have
             already
             stretched
             out
             their
             hands
             for
             a
             draught
             ,
             but
             the
             Lord
             doth
             beat
             with
             hammers
             upon
             their
             hearts
             ,
             because
             they
             have
             begun
             it
             .
             Whom
             the
             Lord
             shall
             be
             pleased
             to
             let
             live
             two
             years
             more
             ,
             he
             shall
             see
             great
             revolutions
             ,
             and
             the
             works
             of
             God.
             For
             the
             fifth
             day
             doth
             approach
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             
               IX
            
             Vision
             .
          
           
             IN
             the
             Mid-lent
             
               I
            
             came
             
               (
               viz.
            
             in
             a
             dream
             )
             in
             a
             Garden
             situated
             westwards
             ,
             in
             which
             did
             grow
             many
             very
             fair
             flowers
             of
             all
             kinds
             ,
             besides
             all
             sorts
             of
             trees
             .
             The
             most
             part
             of
             the
             flowers
             were
             Lilies
             high
             ,
             of
             three
             or
             four
             ells
             
             under
             propped
             and
             born
             up
             with
             costly
             supporters
             .
             But
             the
             North-east
             part
             of
             the
             Garden
             stood
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             frozen
             ,
             and
             could
             not
             begin
             to
             sprout
             forth
             ,
             because
             there
             did
             blow
             a
             cold
             wind
             .
             By
             and
             by
             there
             fell
             down
             a
             press
             ,
             written
             upon
             :
             
               Inquisitio
               Hispanica
               .
            
             Observe
             ,
             amongst
             the
             Roses
             and
             Lilies
             ,
             thorns
             also
             and
             thistles
             were
             grown
             ,
             underneath
             which
             stood
             roses
             red
             and
             white
             ,
             so
             that
             the
             press
             could
             not
             smother
             all
             the
             Lilies
             ,
             because
             it
             could
             not
             fall
             down
             to
             the
             very
             earth
             .
             And
             there
             were
             grievous
             complaints
             upon
             the
             earth
             ,
             that
             the
             three
             Crowns
             ,
             ●owed
             and
             wrapped
             thorrow
             with
             Lilies
             had
             suffered
             dammage
             .
             And
             presently
             J
             saw
             ,
             that
             they
             did
             receive
             strength
             again
             from
             North-eastwards
             ,
             and
             that
             one
             of
             the
             Northern-crowns
             was
             changed
             into
             blood
             .
             O
             that
             the
             Protestants
             
               (
               Evangelici
               )
            
             would
             make
             peace
             amongst
             themselves
             ,
             against
             the
             poyson
             of
             the
             Jesuits
             ,
             that
             so
             doth
             overflow
             !
             Nevertheless
             they
             shall
             fall
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             
               X.
            
             Vision
             .
             October
             
               24.
               
            
          
           
             I
             Came
             into
             a
             very
             large
             field
             ,
             whose
             width
             and
             length
             J
             cannot
             describe
             .
             There
             was
             a
             great
             people
             ;
             old
             ,
             young
             and
             children
             ,
             but
             all
             of
             them
             buried
             in
             the
             earth
             unto
             the
             head
             ,
             which
             onely
             they
             lifted
             up
             ,
             crying
             together
             with
             a
             loud
             Voice
             :
             O
             Lord
             ,
             holy
             and
             true
             ,
             how
             long
             dost
             thou
             judge
             ,
             and
             not
             avenge
             our
             blood
             on
             them
             that
             dwell
             on
             the
             earth
             ?
             At
             that
             very
             instant
             came
             two
             riding
             hastily
             upon
             horses
             dashed
             all
             over
             with
             blood
             &
             dirt
             ;
             they
             lighted
             off
             ,
             and
             the
             one
             laid
             him
             down
             ,
             the
             other
             struck
             him
             that
             was
             holding
             his
             horse
             with
             his
             sword
             ,
             lamenting
             ,
             that
             he
             had
             followed
             his
             counsel
             ,
             and
             laid
             him
             down
             also
             .
             nstantly
             J
             saw
             a
             mighty
             multitude
             of
             people
             beyond
             
             which
             J
             could
             not
             see
             .
             And
             above
             them
             as
             it
             were
             in
             the
             air
             
             a
             pulpit
             ,
             upon
             which
             sate
             an
             old
             honest
             man
             ,
             who
             did
             comfort
             them
             ,
             (
             when
             they
             all
             ,
             both
             themselves
             ,
             and
             them
             that
             were
             lying
             down
             ,
             did
             expect
             nothing
             but
             death
             )
             and
             exhort
             them
             to
             constancy
             ;
             for
             the
             Lord
             would
             not
             tarrie
             any
             longer
             ,
             because
             all
             must
             be
             fulfilled
             what
             is
             written
             in
             the
             Books
             ;
             and
             said
             ,
             they
             should
             have
             yet
             patience
             for
             a
             little
             season
             ,
             untill
             the
             number
             of
             their
             Brethren
             that
             should
             be
             killed
             still
             ,
             should
             be
             fulfilled
             .
             After
             having
             finished
             his
             speech
             ,
             he
             began
             to
             sing
             the
             123
             ,
             Psalm
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             
               XI
               .
            
             Vision
             .
          
           
             FRiday
             before
             Easter
             ,
             four
             hours
             before
             the
             rising
             of
             Sun
             ,
             I
             saw
             the
             whole
             World
             in
             a
             dreadful
             manner
             breaking
             all
             in
             pieces
             ,
             chiefly
             towards
             the
             North
             ,
             as
             if
             all
             should
             be
             turned
             upside
             down
             .
             And
             because
             there
             was
             no
             body
             that
             would
             or
             could
             help
             it
             ,
             all
             was
             very
             terrible
             beyond
             expression
             .
             But
             towards
             the
             South
             all
             was
             changed
             into
             smoak
             ,
             insomuch
             that
             because
             of
             the
             fume
             nothing
             was
             to
             be
             seen
             :
             And
             westwards
             in
             blood
             .
             But
             from
             the
             East
             did
             arise
             a
             fair
             bright
             morning-red
             (
             Aurora
             )
             underneath
             blood-red
             ,
             and
             from
             thence
             a
             round
             Rainbow
             ,
             extending
             it self
             from
             the
             East
             to
             the
             West
             ,
             and
             a
             loud
             Voyce
             was
             heard
             ,
             but
             I
             could
             not
             understand
             ,
             what
             what
             it
             said
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             
               XII
               .
            
             Vision
             .
          
           
             I
             was
             in
             a
             great
             Hall
             ,
             with
             high
             and
             cleer
             Windows
             ,
             wherein
             a
             multitude
             of
             People
             was
             assmbled
             ;
             and
             behold
             a
             great
             storm
             of
             rain
             came
             ,
             and
             the
             clouds
             fell
             down
             
             by
             pieces
             in
             the
             river
             ,
             whence
             it
             did
             mightily
             increase
             ,
             insomuch
             that
             it
             reached
             unto
             the
             Windows
             of
             the
             said
             Hall
             ;
             nevertheless
             it
             run
             away
             by
             the
             sides
             very
             swiftly
             .
             Instantly
             there
             did
             appear
             a
             great
             brightness
             from
             Heaven
             ,
             that
             we
             could
             not
             bear
             it
             ,
             therefore
             we
             did
             close
             the
             windows
             ,
             fearing
             some
             tempest
             .
             But
             behold
             a
             great
             Sun
             ,
             coming
             from
             the
             North-east
             ,
             where
             he
             doth
             arise
             in
             the
             Summer
             ,
             did
             shine
             so
             bright
             and
             burn
             so
             exccedingly
             ,
             that
             I
             know
             not
             how
             to
             declare
             it
             ,
             or
             to
             describe
             and
             express
             it
             by
             any
             similitude
             whatsoever
             .
             (
             And
             in
             it
             was
             written
             something
             in
             Hebrew
             letters
             )
             And
             behold
             ,
             all
             did
             begin
             to
             break
             ,
             &
             all
             round
             about
             us
             was
             undone
             at
             once
             ,
             and
             brought
             to
             nothing
             at
             all
             ,
             insomuch
             that
             we
             as
             it
             were
             ,
             hung
             in
             the
             aire
             .
             And
             at
             the
             same
             instant
             was
             heard
             such
             a
             noise
             ,
             ratling
             ,
             over
             and
             overturning
             ,
             and
             an
             alarm
             ,
             that
             I
             cannot
             express
             it
             .
             In
             which
             terror
             I
             lay
             a
             while
             before
             I
             came
             again
             to
             my self
             ,
             and
             could
             remember
             how
             it
             was
             with
             me
             :
             also
             because
             of
             fear
             and
             anguish
             ,
             I
             knew
             not
             what
             I
             should
             pray
             ,
             say
             ,
             or
             sing
             .
          
        
         
           
             Out
             of
             a
             Book
             ,
             that
             treates
             concerning
             the
             Conversion
             of
             the
             Jews
             ;
             written
             by
             a
             Germane
             Lady
             ,
             
               Anna
            
             of
             
               Medem
               ,
               1641.
               
            
          
           
             The
             IV.
             CHAPTER
             .
          
           
             BEing
             so
             far
             spent
             in
             my
             disease
             that
             there
             was
             no
             hope
             of
             life
             at
             all
             ,
             they
             took
             me
             off
             from
             my
             bed
             ,
             and
             put
             me
             upon
             the
             straw
             (
             according
             to
             the
             custom
             of
             that
             country
             .
             )
             
             like
             a
             dying
             person
             .
             Then
             I
             sunk
             into
             a
             very
             deep
             sleep
             ,
             and
             I
             was
             as
             it
             were
             truly
             dead
             .
          
           
             But
             there
             I
             saw
             a
             strange
             man
             ,
             who
             had
             two
             different
             bodies
             ,
             with
             all
             the
             members
             of
             men
             ,
             but
             one
             onely
             soul
             ,
             of
             which
             both
             the
             bodies
             had
             their
             life
             .
             The
             one
             was
             fair
             of
             face
             ,
             but
             the
             other
             had
             an
             ugly
             countenance
             .
             This
             now
             that
             was
             of
             so
             ugly
             a
             fashion
             dyed
             ,
             and
             was
             carried
             away
             from
             the
             remaining
             living
             body
             asunder
             into
             another
             chamber
             .
             Then
             the
             other
             living
             body
             came
             unto
             the
             dead
             body
             ,
             and
             spake
             to
             them
             that
             had
             carried
             him
             forth
             thus
             :
             A●
             !
             how
             horrid
             looks
             now
             my
             dead
             body
             ,
             &
             stinks
             so
             ugly
             .
          
           
             Now
             I
             first
             see
             how
             ugly
             my
             countenance
             and
             form
             hath
             been
             when
             it
             was
             alive
             !
             Now
             as
             I
             thus
             considered
             of
             that
             strange
             man
             ,
             and
             much
             wondered
             at
             him
             ,
             saying
             :
             What
             is
             that
             for
             a
             man
             ?
             God
             hath
             never
             created
             such
             a
             man
             ?
             Then
             there
             was
             made
             an
             answer
             unto
             me
             :
             Thou
             hast
             well
             said
             .
             For
             in
             the
             beginning
             God
             has
             created
             man
             like
             unto
             his
             image
             ;
             in
             sincere
             holiness
             and
             justice
             ,
             and
             immortall
             .
             But
             by
             the
             Devils
             envy
             Death
             is
             come
             into
             the
             world
             ,
             and
             through
             Sin
             it
             has
             pierced
             thorow
             into
             all
             men
             ,
             because
             they
             have
             all
             sinned
             .
             And
             as
             concerning
             this
             strange
             vision
             ,
             the
             signification
             of
             it
             is
             this
             :
             The
             man
             with
             those
             two
             bodies
             and
             one
             soul
             ,
             being
             partly
             fair
             ,
             and
             alive
             ;
             to
             the
             contrary
             ,
             partly
             ugly
             ,
             dying
             ,
             and
             remaining
             dead
             ,
             that
             is
             the
             regenerated
             man
             ,
             every
             one
             in
             his
             particular
             person
             created
             after
             God
             :
             In
             whom
             are
             two
             contrary
             natures
             ,
             called
             the
             Old
             man
             ,
             and
             the
             New
             man
             ,
             spirit
             and
             flesh
             ,
             like
             as
             thou
             hast
             seen
             ,
             that
             the
             one
             was
             very
             ugly
             and
             stunk
             :
             Likewise
             ,
             nay
             more
             horrid
             is
             the
             na●ural
             man
             with
             all
             his
             bad
             concupiscences
             or
             lusts
             before
             the
             eyes
             of
             God.
             Now
             as
             the
             ugly
             died
             ,
             so
             must
             that
             corrupted
             
               Adamical
            
             flesh
             ,
             with
             all
             his
             bad
             lusts
             ,
             die
             in
             the
             regenerated
             man
             ,
             and
             quite
             perish
             ▪
             For
             like
             as
             the
             dead
             was
             separated
             from
             him
             who
             remained
             
             alive
             :
             So
             also
             must
             a
             true
             Christian
             deny
             all
             the
             dead
             works
             ,
             &
             serve
             the
             true
             God
             alone
             with
             a
             clear
             heart
             .
             And
             as
             the
             living
             did
             not
             sooner
             acknowledg
             his
             ugly
             shapethen
             after
             the
             others
             death
             :
             So
             the
             naturall
             man
             as
             long
             as
             sin
             has
             dominion
             in
             his
             mortall
             body
             ,
             cannot
             acknowledge
             his
             corrupted
             nature
             ,
             how
             that
             from
             the
             soal
             of
             the
             foot
             ,
             even
             unto
             the
             crown
             of
             the
             head
             ,
             there
             is
             no
             soundness
             in
             it
             ;
             but
             wounds
             ,
             &
             bruises
             ,
             and
             putrifying
             sores
             ,
             that
             have
             not
             been
             closed
             neither
             bound
             up
             ,
             neither
             mollified
             with
             ointment
             ,
             
               Isa
               .
            
             1.
             
             Yea
             ,
             like
             an
             unclean
             child
             that
             lies
             yet
             in
             his
             blood
             ,
             not
             being
             bathed
             ,
             so
             is
             the
             regenerated
             man
             ,
             until
             God
             have
             born
             him
             again
             ,
             &
             given
             him
             grace
             ,
             that
             through
             his
             Spirit
             he
             might
             kill
             the
             old
             
               Adam
               .
            
             At
             that
             time
             he
             can
             acknowledg
             by
             the
             grace
             of
             God
             ,
             how
             greatly
             he
             had
             been
             corrupted
             by
             hereditary
             sin
             ,
             since
             he
             came
             forth
             from
             his
             mother
             .
             Thereupon
             he
             begins
             to
             praise
             the
             Lord
             God
             in
             Heaven
             ▪
             the
             fountain
             of
             all
             pureness
             ,
             that
             he
             hath
             purified
             him
             .
             So
             still
             he
             hath
             a
             hatred
             against
             sin
             ,
             denieth
             himself
             cast
             forth
             all
             ,
             self-love
             Yea
             absolutly
             given
             over
             unto
             God
             in
             his
             will
             ,
             with
             all
             he
             hath
             in
             the
             innermost
             of
             his
             Soul
             &
             body
             .
             Then
             he
             begins
             to
             live
             first
             of
             all
             accordingly
             ,
             &
             the
             Image
             of
             God
             is
             to
             be
             renewed
             again
             .
             For
             like
             as
             in
             a
             troubled
             water
             ,
             that
             is
             moved
             &
             agitated
             by
             wind
             ,
             a
             Man
             cannot
             see
             his
             image
             ;
             so
             the
             image
             of
             God
             cannot
             be
             seen
             in
             a
             heart
             ,
             moved
             by
             the
             Winds
             of
             this
             World
             ,
             the
             lusts
             of
             the
             eyes
             ,
             the
             lusts
             of
             the
             flesh
             ,
             the
             pride
             of
             Life
             ,
             and
             the
             hope
             upon
             perishing
             things
             ,
             and
             troubled
             by
             the
             dirt
             of
             riches
             ,
             covetousness
             and
             ambition
             .
             This
             is
             now
             the
             declaring
             of
             the
             man
             with
             two
             bodies
             and
             one
             Soul.
             God
             will
             be
             pleased
             ,
             to
             kill
             in
             us
             all
             bad
             lusts
             ,
             and
             stirr
             us
             up
             by
             his
             grace
             ,
             that
             we
             might
             serve
             the
             living
             God
             in
             holiness
             and
             righteousness
             ,
             according
             to
             his
             will
             and
             pleasure
             .
          
           
             FINIS
             .
          
           
        
      
    
     
  

