ble power, and with
his excellent wisdom made the
world, and by his glorious counsel
beautified his creature, and with
the word of his strength fixed the
heaven, and founded the earth
upon the waters; and by his
powerful virtue established the
Holy Church, which he hath
blessed.

29 Behold he will remove the
heavens, and the mountains, the
hills, and the seas; and all things
shall be made plain for his elect;
that he may render unto them the
promise which he has promised,
with much honour and joy; if so
be that they shall keep the
commandments of God, which they
have received with great faith.

30 And when she had made an end
of reading, she rose out of the
chair; and behold four young men
came, and carried the chair to
the east.

31 And she called me unto her,
and touched my breast, and said
unto me, Did my reading please
thee? I answered, Lady, these
last things please me; but what
went before was severe and hard.

32 She said unto me, these last
things are for the righteous, but
the foregoing for the revolters and
heathen.

33 And as she was talking with
me, two men appeared, and took
her upon their shoulders, and
went to the east where the chair
was.

34 And she went cheerfully
away; and as she was going, said
unto me, Hermas, be of good
cheer.

VISION II.

Again, of his neglect in correcting his talkative wife;
and of his lewd sons.

AS I was on the way to Cuma,
about the same time that I
went the year before, I began to
call to mind the vision I formerly
had. And again the spirit carried
me away, and brought me into the
same place, in which I had been
the year before.

2 And when I was come into the
place, I fell down upon my knees,
and began to pray unto the Lord,
and to glorify his name, that he
had esteemed me worthy, and had
manifested unto me my former
sins.

3 And when I arose from prayer,
behold I saw over against me the
old woman whom I had seen the
last year, walking and reading
in a certain book.

4 And she said unto me, Canst
thou tell these things to the
elect of God? I answered and said
unto her, Lady, I cannot retain
so many things in my memory, but
give me the book, and I will write
them down.

5 Take it, says she, and see that
thou restore it again to me.

6 As soon as I had received it,
I went aside into a certain place
of the field, and transcribe every
letter, for I found no syllables.

7 And as soon as I had fin