The New Living Way Prepared by Christ

Moses-chairs the anointing and impulses of the Holy Spirit in other souls who speak, walk, and work in the Spirit and according to the Spirit, and not according to the flesh, the compositions, or the sectarian articles of faith of men. They call such a one a visionary, enthusiast, fanatic, etc. How this poor superintendent’s composure must have been rattled by this, for he is said to have subsequently poured out his pride, anger, and rage into the hearts of the listeners with horrible blasphemies. And among other things, he pronounced the judgment upon himself at that time with these words: "If only a stroke would hit someone in the pulpit when such visionaries publicly disturb one." A judgment which the righteous God subsequently let befall him. Meanwhile, as I sat in prison, the Herr Superintendent drew up a one-sided report according to his own will, went with it himself to the consistory in Magdeburg, had it signed by some councilors, and sent it to Berlin. From there, on October 23, 1721, it returned to the local city magistrate: because the sacraments original: "Sacra" were disturbed in the Church of Our Lady, I was to retreat outside the country within eight days. I complied with this order and went to Greiz to the godly Count there, Henry II. After four weeks, I had to return to my helper and children, who in the meantime were being greatly oppressed and tormented by the peasants, though for their own good. I then moved, according to God’s will, with my wife and six children to Halle in 1722, the week after Easter. I began to catechize every day for an hour in the Black Eagle about the four Evangelists. The Herr Superintendent then incited the government councilor, Mr. Berensen, to have me taken to prison in Giebichenstein on the third day of Pentecost. While I sat there, the heavy hand of the Lord touched the superintendent; however, he recovered again after bloodletting, but he would not do any penance. I was subsequently publicly expelled. And I went for the second time to Greiz, where a court preacher position was offered to me, but I could not accept the same, but was compelled by God most powerfully, after I had been there for twelve weeks, to return again to Halle, and for the fifth time at the Orphanage original: "Waysen-Hause" against the human