"He said not: _Thou shalt not be tempested, thou shalt not be
travailed, thou shalt not be afflicted_; but He said: _Thou shalt not
be overcome_"
This was a delectable Sight and a restful Shewing, that it is so
_without end_. The beholding of this while we are here is full pleasing
to God and full great profit to us; and the soul that thus beholdeth,
it maketh it like to Him that is beheld, and oneth it in rest and peace
by His grace. And this was a singular joy and bliss to me that I saw
Him _sitting_: for the [quiet] secureness of sitting sheweth endless
dwelling.
And He gave me to know soothfastly that it was He that shewed me all
afore. And when I had beheld this with heedfulness, then shewed our
good Lord words[1] full meekly without voice and without opening of
lips, right as He had [afore] done, and said full sweetly: _Wit it now
well that it was no raving that thou sawest to-day: but take it and
believe it, and keep thee therein, and comfort thee therewith, and
trust thou thereto: and thou shalt not be overcome._
These Last Words were said for believing and true sureness that it is
our Lord Jesus that shewed me all. And right as in the first word that
our good Lord shewed, signifying His blissful Passion,--_Herewith is
the devil overcome_,--right so He said in the last word, with full
true secureness, meaning us all: _Thou shalt not_ be overcome. And
all this teaching in this true comfort, it is general, to all mine
even-Christians, as it is aforesaid: and so is God's will.
And this word: _Thou shalt not be overcome_, was said full clearly[2]
and full mightily, for assuredness and comfort against all tribulations
that may come. He said not: _Thou shalt not be tempested, thou shall
not be travailed, thou shah not be afflicted_; but He said: _Thou shalt
not be overcome_. God willeth that we take heed to these words, and
that we be ever strong in sure trust, in weal and woe. For He loveth
and enjoyeth us, and so willeth He that we love and enjoy Him and
mightily trust in Him; and _all shall be well_.
And soon after, all was close and I saw no more.
[1] See lxx. "He shewed it all [the Revelation] again within in my
soul."
[2] "sharply" = decisively.