A   And it happened after the seuen daies, that I dreamed a dreame by nyght. And beholde, there arose a wynde from the see, that it moued all the floudes therof. And I loked, ∧ beholde, the m&abar; was strong and increased wyth the cloudes of heauen. and wh&ebar; he turned his countena&ubar;ce to consider, all the thinges tr&ebar;bled that were sene vnder hym: and wh&ebar; the voyce went out of hys mouth, all they brent that herde hym, lyke as the earth when it feleth the fyre.

After these I sawe, ∧ beholde, there was gathered together a multitude of m&ebar; out of nombre from the foure wyndes of the heauen, to fyghte agaynst the man, that came oute from the see. And I loked, and beholde he graued hym selfe a greate mountayne, ∧ flew vp vpon it. But I wolde haue sene the border or place, wherout the hyll was grauen, and I coulde not.

I sawe after these, that all they which came to fyght agaynst him, were sore afrayed and yet durst they fight. Neuertheles, when he sawe the fearsnesse and viol&ebar;ce of the people, he nether lyft vp his h&abar;de ner helde swerde, ner eny weap&ebar;: but onely (As I sawe) he sent out of hys mouth as it had bene a blast of fyre, and out of hys lyppes the wynde of the flamme: and out of his tonge he cast out sparkes and stormes, ∧ they were all myxte together: the blast of fyre, the wynde of the flammes, and the greate storme, ∧ fell with a russhe vpon the people, which was prepared to fyght and brent them vp euerychoue: so that of the innumerable multitude there was nothynge sene, but onely dust ∧ smoke. When I saw this, I was afrayed.

B   After warde sawe I the same man come downe from the mo&ubar;tayne, and callyng vnto hym another peaceable people: and there came moche people vnto h&ibar;: some were glad some were sory, some of them were bounde, so that they were caried and brought forth.

Then was I syck thorow greate feare, and I awaked, and sayde: thou hast shewed thy seruaunt all thy wonders from the beginnyng, and hast counted me worthy, that thou mightest receaue my prayer, shewe me now yet the interpretacion of this dreame. For thus I considre in my vnderstandyng: Wo vnto th&ebar; that shal be left &ibar; those dayes &abar;d moch more wo vnto th&ebar; that are not left behynde: for they that were not left, were in heuynes.

Now vnderstande I the thinges that are layed vp in the latter dayes which shal happ&ebar; vnto them, and to those that are not left behinde. Therfore are they come into great parelles, and many necessities, lyke as these dreames declare. Yet is it easier, þt; he which suffreth hurte, come in these, then to passe awaye as a cloude out of þe; worlde, ∧ now to se the thynges that shall happen in the last.

Then answered he me, ∧ sayde. The interpretacion of the syght shall I shewe the, and I will open vnto the, the thinge þt; thou hast required. For thou hast spok&ebar; of them that are left behynde, and thys is the interpretacion. He that taketh awaye the parell in that tyme, hath kept him self. They that be fallen into harme, are soch as haue workes and fayth vnto þe; Most myghtie. Knowe this therfore, that they which be left behinde are more blessed, th&ebar; they that be deed This is the meanynge of the vysy&obar;. Where as thou sawest a man comminge vp from þe; depe of the see, the same is he whom God the Hyest hath kepte a greate season, which by his awne selfe shal delyuer his creature, and he shal ordre th&ebar; that are left behinde. And where as þu; sawest, that oute of hys mouth there came a blast of wynde, fyre ∧ storme, and how that he lyft vp nether swerde nor weapen, but that the rushynge in of him destroyed the whole multitude that came to fyght aga&ibar;st him: it signifieth, that þe; dayes come, wh&abar; God will delyuer them that are vpon earth, C   and in a traunce of mynde shall he come vpon them, that dwell in the earth. And one shall vndertake to fyght agaynst another, one cyte against another, one place agaynst another ^note one people agaynst another, and one realme against another. Wh&ebar; this commeth to passe, th&ebar; shall the tokens come, that I shewed the before: and th&ebar; shal my s&obar;ne be declared, wh&obar; thou sawest clime vp as a man. And when all the people beare hys voyce, euery man shall in their awne lande leaue the battayll that they haue one agaynst another, ∧ an innumerable multytude shalbe gathered together, as they that be wyllinge to come, ∧ to ouercome him by fyghting. But he shall st&abar;de vp&obar; the toppe of the mount Syon. Neuerthelesse Syon shall come, and shalbe shewed, beynge prepared and buylded for all men, lyke as thou sawest the hyll grau&ebar; forth without any h&abar;des.

But my sonne shal rebuke the people þt; are come, for their wickednes, with the tempest, and for theyr euell ymaginacions: and theyr paines wherwith they shalbe punyshed, are lyckened vnto the flamme: and with out any laboure, shall he destroye th&ebar;, euen by the lawe, which is compared vnto the fyre.

And where as thou sawest, that he gathered another peaceable people vnto him: those are þe; ten tribes which were caried awaye presoners out of their awne lande, ^note in the tyme of Oseas the kyng, whom Salmanasar the kynge of Assyria toke presoner, and caryed them ouer the water, ∧ so came they into another lande.

But they gaue them thys councell, that they shulde leaue the multitude of the Heathen, and to go forth into a farther countre, where neuer mankynde dwelt: that they myght there kepe their statutes, which they neuer kepte in theyr awne l&abar;de. And so they entred in at the narow passages of þe; water of Euphrates, D   and God shewed tokens for them, ^note and helde styll the floude tyll they were passed ouer: for thorow þe; co&ubar;tre there was a greate waye, namely of a yeare and a halfe iourney, for the same regyon is called Asareth. Th&ebar; dwelt they there vnto þe; latter tyme: and wh&ebar; they come forth agayne, the Hyest shall holde styl the springes of the streame agayne, that they may go thorow, therfore sawest thou þe; multitude with peace. And they that be left behynde of thy people, are those that be founde within my border. Now wh&ebar; he destroyeth the multytude that is gathered together, he shal def&ebar;de his people that remayne, and th&ebar; shall he shew them greate wonders.

Then sayde I: O Lord, Lorde, shewe me this, wherfore haue I sene the m&abar; comming vp from the depe of the see? And he sayd vnto me: Like as thou c&abar;st nether seke out nor knowe these thynges that are in the depe of the see, euen so mayest thou not se my sonne, or those that be with hym, but &ibar; the tyme of the daye. Thys is the interpretacyon of the dreame whych þu; sawest, therfore thou onely art here lyghtened: for thou hast forsak&ebar; thyne awne lawe, and applyed thy diligence vnto myne, and sought it. ^noteThy lyfe hast thou ordred in wysdome, ∧ ^note hast called vnderstandyng thy mother and therfore haue I shewed the, the treasure of the Hyest. After thre dayes I wyll shew the more, ∧ talke with þe; at more large, yee heuy and wonderous thynges wyll I declare vnto the.

Then w&ebar;t I forth into the felde, geuyng prayse ∧ thankes greatly vnto God, because of hys w&obar;ders which he dyd in tyme, and because he gouerneth the same, and soche as is in tyme, and there I satt thre dayes.

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