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44. April 21. In the evening of this day, I ſaw the appearance of a man, who ſaid unto me, You have had a long ſummer ſeaſon in this land, but ye have been like she ſluggard, when he ſaid, Conſider the ant thou ſluggard, which prepareth her food in the ſummer, and is fixt for the ſtorm. A truly good huſbandman when he meets with a good ſeaſon, does not ly by and miſimprove his time, but cuts down and gathers in till he have all ſecured within the fence, and cloſech up the flaps, and then he is fixed for the winter diſtreſs I would ye were often with Gideon and David in the field of prayer. I have given thee two warnings to the north of Scotland already, I will give you another, The barley cake tumbling into the camp of Midian, and turning down their tents.
45. In the evening of that ſame day, the light was exceeding great for a long time, I beheld a roll but could not underſtand a word of it, upon which one ſaid to me, I am ſent from heaven to tell the that this is the light of heaven, but I am to give warning of a dark night to come on Britain and Ireland! I condeſcended not long ago, to lay out ſigns, and propoſed months and days, but ye mocked and made light of it, but I ſhall now give a ſign, and ye shall no where know years, months, weeks nor days, but when it comes ye shall all ſee it, for the ſun and moon shall fall in one courſe, but what further is to be ſeen I will refer till the viſion ſpeak for itſelf, for there was never man ſaw ſuch night of darkneſs, for there shall neither be moon-light nor ſtar light through the whole three kingdoms, from the one end to the other, all shall feel that darkneſs.
46. May 6. It was ſaid to me, ariſe and appear as if thou were about to prepare a ship, and when this generation shall ask what thou meaneſt? thou shalt anſwer, It is for you to go to the ſouth ſea, and view what a great fleet is preparing to invade Britain and Ireland, and if they regard not thee, prepare a ſecond, and when they ask the meaning anſwer in like manner, and if they regard not that, make a little bout which needs no ſails, and if they ask, What thou meaneſt by ſuch a little boat, then ſay thou, The leaſt fishing boat that goes about the rock to catch fish, ſhall ſerve you to go the length to ſee that fleet which is coming, lay this before this generation, leſt they ſay that I came upon them without warning.
47. May
