He who because of his fantasy is seated up high overhead at the zenith [see 461-64, 466-67], had been warned several times not to reproach believers, and persecute them. But still, since many centuries ago he has kept on, and corrupted countless people. When he is frightened, it is his nature to humble himself and to promise repentance and become submissive, but still, it does not last. He is cunning to the core, and because he has practiced his deceits for such a long time, he can by no means desist, however much he is offered grace. He has been shown the punishments and torments of others, and each time he is horrified, and resorts to his own little rituals and utterances, and prays for grace; but still, he returns to his old self, so there is no hope for him. Of the punishments shown to him, I know three. First, at a given moment he suffered a pain like that of one giving birth, or an internal pain, extremely agonizing, and he wanted to turn this toward his own merit. After that he was let into the swamp, as it is called, to be immersed into it, and was held there for some hours; but he was freed from there. Today he was let into some place of the damned, to behold with his own eyes what he deserved more than those who are there. He was horrified, and for a space of hardly a quarter of a minute, suffered cruel blows. Being freed from there, he is now shuddering and praying again, but one who prays out of fear cannot be heard, only one who prays from the heart. 1748, the 17th day of January. To enumerate his intrigues and tricks, volumes would not suffice.