. The apocryphal books of the New Testament, being all the gospels, epistles, and other pieces now extant attributed in the first four centuries to Jesus Christ, His apostles, and their companions, not included. it-ting in a chair. 109 In another vision, she hadindeed a youthful face, but herflesh and hair were old ; but shetalked with me standing, and wasmore cheerful than the first time. 110 In the third vision, shewas in all respects much younger,and comely to the eye; only shehad the hair of an aged person;yet she looked cheerful, and sateupon a seat. 111 I was therefore very sadconcerning
. The apocryphal books of the New Testament, being all the gospels, epistles, and other pieces now extant attributed in the first four centuries to Jesus Christ, His apostles, and their companions, not included. it-ting in a chair. 109 In another vision, she hadindeed a youthful face, but herflesh and hair were old ; but shetalked with me standing, and wasmore cheerful than the first time. 110 In the third vision, shewas in all respects much younger,and comely to the eye; only shehad the hair of an aged person;yet she looked cheerful, and sateupon a seat. 111 I was therefore very sadconcerning these things, until Imight understand the vision. 112 Wherefore I saw the sameold woman in a vision of thenight saying unto me, All prayerneedeth humiliation. Fast, there-fore, and thou shalt learn fromthe Lord that which thou dostask. I fasted therefore one day. 113 The same night a youngman appeared to me and said,Why dost thou thus often desireRevelations in thy prayers ?Take heed that by asking manythings, thou hurt not the these Revelations suffice thee. 114 Canst thou see more nota-ble Revelations than those whichthou hast already received ? 115 I answered and said unto 208 1 G> <£<£&, <&& & iQ™ MARY SUPPORTING THE DEAD CHRIST ON HER KNEES. [Pace 74. FROM A GREEK PAINTING IN DISTEMPER ON WOOD I TWELFTH CENTURY. Of several sorts VISION III. of reprobates. him, Sir, I only ask this one thingupon the account of the threefigures of the old woman that ap-peared to me, that the Revelationmay be complete. 116 He answered me, You arenot without understanding, butyour doubts make you so; foras-much as you have not your heartwith the Lord. 117 I replied and said, But we !shall learn these things morecarefully from you. 118 *| Hear then, says he, con-cerning the figures about whichyou inquire. 119 And first, in the firstvision she appeared to thee in jthe shape of an old woman sit-!ting in a chair, because your oldspirit was decayed, and witho
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