21. [20.] It is not permissible to speak with the Dutch about anything having to do with religion. Consequently, when someone of another religion comes to them, they do not examine him by spoken utterance and oral responses, but without his being aware they explore his thoughts, thus drawing out what is in those thoughts. It was also granted me to speak with their priests, and I spoke with them about the Lord in accordance with heavenly doctrine. They then acknowledged the truths and were affected by them, being at the time in a state of enlightenment from the Lord. As a result of these experiences I was given to discern that the Dutch have a perception of both spiritual and civic truth, surpassing that of others, also that they provide for themselves prudently, and that this is a trait inherent in them.